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Early radiation-induced laryngeal malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)

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Postradiation sarcoma is a potential late sequela of ionising radiation and its frequency is rare. We present the case of a man with a radiation-induced malignant fibrous histiocytoma with a latent period of 20 months.

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy Oncology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

    Ma. Isabel Tovar Martín & Miguel Martínez Carrillo

  2. Department of Pathologic Anatomy, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain

    Clara Eugenia Chamorro Santos

  3. C/ San Antón, 34 - 4o A, ES-18005, Granada, Spain

    Ma. Isabel Tovar Martín

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Tovar Martín, M.I., Martínez Carrillo, M. & Chamorro Santos, C.E. Early radiation-induced laryngeal malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). Clin Transl Oncol 11, 701–703 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-009-0428-5

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