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Tumors developing in association with metallic implants are being reported with increasing frequency in the orthopedic literature. The authors report the tenth case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma associated with a total hip replacement. The diagnosis was made during an evaluation for rapid radiographic osteolysis surrounding the femoral component detected less than 1 year after revision of a hemiarthroplasty to a total hip replacement. The short latency period and aggressiveness of this tumor mimicking rapid osteolysis prompted a review of the literature, etiology and significance of implant-associated malignant fibrous histiocytoma.
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Cole, B., Schultz, E., Smilari, T. et al. Malignant fibrous histiocytoma at the site of a total hip replacement: review of the literature and case report. Skeletal Radiol 26, 559–563 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050287
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560050287