Abdominal Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma Infiltrating Stomach with Chilaiditi's Sign Manifestation (A Rare Case Report)

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The incidence and mortality rate of gastric cancer are decreasing within last 60years. Approximately 85% of gastric cancer is carcinoma where as the rest 15% islymphoma and sarcoma.Leiomyosarcoma is the most frequently encountered sarcoma in stomach andrepresents 1-3% gastric cancer. This tumor is frequently located in the anterior andposterior wall of gastric fundus accompanied by ulceration and bleeding.Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a soft tissue tumor with poor prognosis,rarely found in stomach. This tumor is most frequently originated from inner fascia orskeletal muscle (58-75%) and most frequently happen in the peritoneal cavity andabdomen (9-16 %).We reported a 45-year-old woman with abdominal MFH which infiltrated to thelesser curvature of stomach with Chilaiditi sign.Chilaiditi sign is a condition of intestine disposition (usually at the hepatic flexure ofcolon) which lies between liver and diagfragma, found in 0.1 – 0.25% cases which isdiagnosed by chest X Ray. This case is a very rare case.
神戸大学医学部の論文
2007-06-00