Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the mandible: surgical approach and report of a case.

A case of histologically proven malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the mandible is presented. This tumor rarely occurs as a primary neoplasm of the mandible. An intraoral block resection of the mandible, including adjacent clinically normal soft tissue was performed. To maintain the soft tissue bed and esthetics, and to preserve mandibular function, immediate reconstruction was carried out with methyl methacrylate, the anatomical configuration of which was derived from the resected specimen.