Abstract
A malignant fibrous histiocytoma from the maxillary sinus of a 51-year-old woman was treated surgically with adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation. The maxillary sinus is an unusual site for this rare and controversial neoplasm, as a review of the literature shows.
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