After a survey of the modern concepts regarding malignant giant cell tumors of soft tissues, the authors describe two cases that arose in the aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle following intervention for inguinal hernia. The peculiar characteristics of these tumors are discussed and compared with other malignant giant cell tumors of soft tissues. It is proposed that this particular neoplasm be called « Giant Cell Fascial Histiocytosarcoma ».
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