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Recurrent mTOR pathway alterations in renal cell carcinoma with hemangioblastoma-like features: A multi-institutional study of 9 cases with expanding morphologic spectrum.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Sept 2026
Zhao Ming, Yang Xiaoqun, Yin Xiaona, Ma Tianshi, Jin Hongtao, Xu Jiayun, Zhang Huizhi, Wang Suying
Abstract excerpt
Renal hemangioblastoma (HB) is a rare extra-central nervous system mesenchymal neoplasm molecularly defined by recurrent mTOR pathway alterations and lacking VHL abnormalities, distinct from its central nervous system counterpart. While rare renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) exhibiting HB-like features have been documented, their clinicopathological spectrum, biological behavior, and molecular underpinnings remain...
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- Humans
- Carcinoma, Renal Cell
- Hemangioblastoma
- Kidney Neoplasms
- TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
