CT features of primary malignant retroperitoneal fibrous histiocytoma / 中国医学影像技术

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe CT characteristics of primary retroperitoneal malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). Methods CT images and clinical data of 25 patients with primary retroperitoneal MFH proved pathologically were reviewed and analyzed retrospectively. Results A total of 37 lesions were identified in 25 patients, in which 17 had single lesion and 8 had multiple lesions, with mean diameter of the tumor of 12.85 cm, including 32 light lobulated and 5 round-shaped lesions. Among all 37 lesions, 28 were well-defined and the others had unclear border, while 7 masses were homogenous in density and the other 30 were inhomogenous with necrosis, cysts, bleeding or calcification. All lesions enhanced in various degrees with slight enhancement in arterial phase and moderate enhancement in venous phase. All the patients underwent immunohistochemistry examination, and the positive rate of Vimentin, CD68, AACT, S-100, CKpan and EMA were 94.74%, 90.48%, 88.24%, 0, 0 and 15.00%, respectively. Conclusion Primary retroperitoneal MFH have some specific CT manifestations that being helpful to the diagnosis, but final diagnosis depends on the cytopathology and immunohistochemistry.