undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

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Disease Overview

An undifferentiated soft tissue sarcoma characterized by the presence of a pleomorphic malignant cellular infiltrate. It is also known as malignant fibrous histiocytoma.

Synonyms

MFH
Storiform-pleomorphic MFH
Storiform-pleomorphic fibrous histiocytoma
Storiform-pleomorphic malignant fibrous histiocytoma
UPS
Unclassified Pleomorphic sarcoma (formerly "MFH")
Unclassified Pleomorphic sarcoma (formerly "malignant fibrous histiocytoma")
adult malignant fibrous histiocytoma
adult unclassified pleomorphic sarcoma
adult undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
fibrous histiocytoma, malignant
fibrous histiocytoma, malignant (morphologic abnormality)
fibroxanthosarcoma
fibroxanthosarcoma (morphologic abnormality)
histiocytoma, fibrous, malignant
malignant fibrohistiocytic tumors
malignant fibrohistiocytic tumours
malignant fibrous cytoma
malignant fibrous histiocytoma
malignant fibrous histiocytoma of soft tissue and bone
malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the soft tissue and bone
malignant fibroxanthoma
unclassified pleomorphic sarcoma
undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma/high-grade spindle cell sarcoma
undifferentiated pleomorphic soft tissue sarcoma

GARD Disease Summary

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