Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A rarity
A 70-year-old male presented with progressive weight loss for eight months. Radiological imaging showed a large tumor in the right kidney. The patient underwent right open radical nephrectomy and histopathology revealed pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma (PUS) earlier known as malignant fibrous hi...
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| author | Suresh Kumar Punit Bansal Punit Tiwari Anup K Kundu |
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| description | A 70-year-old male presented with progressive weight loss for eight months. Radiological imaging showed a large tumor in the right kidney. The patient underwent right open radical nephrectomy and histopathology revealed pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma (PUS) earlier known as malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). One year after surgery, the patient developed pulmonary metastasis. Unfortunately, the patient died after six months. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-932cef5b984c48c7982ac25ed9f5fc3c2022-12-22T00:58:12ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation1319-24422012-01-012361241124210.4103/1319-2442.103567Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A raritySuresh KumarPunit BansalPunit TiwariAnup K KunduA 70-year-old male presented with progressive weight loss for eight months. Radiological imaging showed a large tumor in the right kidney. The patient underwent right open radical nephrectomy and histopathology revealed pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma (PUS) earlier known as malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH). One year after surgery, the patient developed pulmonary metastasis. Unfortunately, the patient died after six months.http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2012;volume=23;issue=6;spage=1241;epage=1242;aulast=Kumar |
| spellingShingle | Suresh Kumar Punit Bansal Punit Tiwari Anup K Kundu Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A rarity Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation |
| title | Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A rarity |
| title_full | Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A rarity |
| title_fullStr | Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A rarity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A rarity |
| title_short | Renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma: A rarity |
| title_sort | renal pleomorphic undifferentiated sarcoma a rarity |
| url | http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2012;volume=23;issue=6;spage=1241;epage=1242;aulast=Kumar |
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