Article
Clear cell papillary renal cell carcinoma: a distinct histopathologic and molecular genetic entity.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 Aug 2008
Gobbo Stefano, Eble John N, Grignon David J, Martignoni Guido, MacLennan Gregory T, Shah Rajal B, Zhang Shaobo, Brunelli Matteo, Cheng Liang
Abstract excerpt
A group of renal tumors composed mainly of cells with clear cytoplasm arranged in papillary patterns and arising in end-stage kidneys has recently been identified. The aim of our study is to investigate the cytogenetic and immunohistochemical phenotypes of these unusual renal tumors, and of morphologically similar tumors arising in kidneys unaffected by end-stage renal disease. Seven tumors from 5 patients (age...
Topics
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Kidney Neoplasms
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Terminology as Topic