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¹Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty, Departments of Neurosurgery, Trabzon, Turkey
²Karadeniz Technical University Medical Faculty, Departments of Pathology, Trabzon, Turkey Malignant fibrous histiocytoma rarely affects the cranium. This report describes a case of primary osseous malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the temporal bone in a 58-year-old male patient. The tumor was thought to have originated in the inner table of the bone of the skull, with subsequent intracranial-extracranial extension. Lung metastasis developed and the patient died 6 months after the histopathological diagnosis. We discuss the case and review the relevant literature. Keywords : Computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, skul1