title: [Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the prostate capsule].
abstract: This report deals with the clinical, ultrasonographical, computertomographical and morphological aspects of the rare malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the prostatic gland. A 80-year-old patient suffered from a fast growing painless tumor of the prostatic area, which, on microscopical examination, proved to be a malignant fibrous histiocytoma. The patient refused surgical treatment and died several weeks thereafter. On autopsy no metastases were found. The diagnosis of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the prostatic gland can only be made on microscopical grounds. The differential diagnosis includes a pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma or a pleomorphic liposarcoma. The clinical differential diagnosis includes, first of all, a carcinoma of the prostatic gland. Surgery is the therapy of choice. The prognosis of the malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the prostatic gland is poor.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heising
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cremer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Davidts
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Das maligne fibröse Histiozytom der Prostatakapsel.