Among the various localizations of primary malignant histiocytoma, the ano-rectal one is exceedingly rare. In this paper we report a case characterized by a storiform-pleomorphic pattern of the tumor and a rapid fatal course of the disease with metastasis in the lungs. The prognostic value of the histologic features is briefly discussed.
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