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Surgery and immunohistochemical evaluation were utilized in the management and diagnosis of a rare case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the renal pelvis followed for 78 months.
Case Report (n=1)
Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the renal pelvis is an extremely rare condition where surgery is the main treatment and immunohistochemistry is helpful for diagnosis.
Documents long-term survival after resection of renal pelvis MFH; leaves optimal management open due to extreme rarity.
Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the renal pelvis is extremely rare. This article reports a pathologically confirmed case. Surgery is the main treatment for this disease. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy have been reported to be ineffective. It is difficult to differentiate it from urothelial tumor of the renal pelvis and renal cell carcinoma by preoperative laboratory and radiological evaluation. Immunohistochemical study is helpful in confirming the diagnosis of the disease. This report discusses the clinical manifestations, pathohistological characteristics, treatment, and prognosis of the case reported.
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Rao et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the renal pelvis (n=1). Surgery was evaluated. Surgery and immunohistochemical evaluation were utilized in the management and diagnosis of a rare case of primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the renal pelvis followed for 78 months.
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