Malignant fibrous histiocytoma arising from the renal capsule.
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.
Eroğlu
Muzaffer
M
Urology Clinic, SSK Ankara Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. docmuzer@hotmail.com
Bakirtaş
Hasan
H
Cimentepe
Ersin
E
Unsal
Ali
A
Ataoğlu
Omur
O
Balbay
M Derya
MD
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