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Melanotic Xp11 translocation renal cancer: report of a case with a unique intratumoral sarcoid-like reaction.
Diagnostic pathology - 15 Apr 2014
Ritterhouse Lauren L, Cykowski Matthew D, Hassell Lewis A, Slobodov Gennady, Bane Barbara L
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BACKGROUND: Melanotic Xp11 translocation renal cancer is a rare tumor belonging to the family of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MiTF)/transcription factor E (TFE) neoplasms. This tumor family also includes alveolar soft part sarcoma, perivascular epithelioid cell neoplasms, Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. To date, six confirmed melanotic Xp11 translocation cancers (five...
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