title: Malignant fibrous histiocytoma arising from the renal capsule.
abstract: We report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma arising from the renal capsule which is a rare condition. The patient was treated with surgical excision of the tumor including the renal capsule and subsequent radiotherapy of 6,600 rad. No recurrence was detected 15 months after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Urology Clinic, SSK Ankara Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. docmuzer@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eroğlu
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bakirtaş
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cimentepe
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Omur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ataoğlu
authors.forename: M Derya
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Balbay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed