title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the bladder with focal rhabdoid tumor differentiation.
abstract: A case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the bladder is presented. This tumor involving the bladder is rare and the unusual histological features in the present case caused significant delay in accurate diagnosis. Since early diagnosis and aggressive surgical resection are essential to the effective treatment of this neoplasm, physicians should continually bear in mind the possibility of this malignant tumor whenever the pathological diagnosis is inconclusive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Egawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koshiba
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kagata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwabuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*