[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the duramater]

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in adults with the majority of cases that occur in patients between 50-70 years and most of cases occurs in male. Seventy percent originate from extremities. Primary MFH involving the central nervous system is a rare occurrence with most cases originating from the dura or leptomeninges. A case of primary intracranial malignant fibrous histiocytoma in a 60-year-old man is presented. The tumor was successfully excised and the patient remained well at follow-up of 12 months. The clinical features of this case and the therapeutic prognosis of 24 cases reported previously in the literature were reviewed.