title: Successful management of retroperitoneal malignant fibrous histiocytoma involving both kidneys.
abstract: We report a rare case of a retroperitoneal inflammatory variant of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) involving both kidneys. The best treatment for MFHs is surgery with radical excision of the tumor. In this case the need to save at least one kidney meant tumorectomy was incomplete. The patient underwent adjuvant chemotherapy and 4 years later survives in a fairly good condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Virgili
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Di Stasi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Storti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Orlandi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vespasiani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed