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Papillary renal cell carcinoma is associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome.
Urology - 1 May 2012
Mester Jessica L, Zhou Ming, Prescott Nichole, Eng Charis
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OBJECTIVE: To formally study the prevalence and histologic classification of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a series of patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS). METHODS: We evaluated prevalence of RCC within a prospectively-accrued series of 219 patients found to have pathogenic germline PTEN mutations. Clinical data including pathology reports were requested for all participants. Slides and tumor...
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