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Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma With Low-grade Spindle Cell Foci
25 Aug 2008
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The solid variant of papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is distinguishable genetically from mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSC) of the kidney by the presence of trisomy for chromosomes 7 and 17; however, at the morphologic and immunohistochemical levels, these neoplasms overlap significantly. The key morphologic feature distinguishing these two is thought to be the low grade of the spindle cell...
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