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Malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the renal capsule

Helmut E. GabbertR. WagnerE. Becht

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Cancer Researchmedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyHistogenesislaw.inventionDiagnosis DifferentialRenal capsulelawRenal cell carcinomaInternal medicinemedicineHumansHistiocyteAgedHematologyHistiocytoma Benign Fibrousbusiness.industryGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseaseKidney Neoplasmsmedicine.anatomical_structureOncologyGiant cellFemaleDifferential diagnosisElectron microscopebusiness

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We report about an extremely rare case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the renal capsule. The tumor is composed of fibroblast-like cells arranged in a storiform pattern and histiocyte-like cells with multinucleated giant cells, both showing no iron reaction. Characteristic of the histiocytic quality of the tumor are numerous PAS-positive intracytoplasmic droplets which can be identified as erythrophagosomes only under the electron microscope. Emphasis is put on the preoperative differential diagnosis of the tumor from renal cell carcinoma as well as on its histogenesis and prognosis.

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1981-07-01Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00410689