Atypical renal adenocarcinoma with features suggesting collecting duct origin and mimicking a mucinous adenocarcinoma

We report a case of an atypical renal adenocarcinoma of the renal medulla associated with a marked desmoplastic response and interstitial mucin production. Collecting duct epithelium of the renal medulla throughout the kidney showed cytologic atypia. These features have been described by others as s...

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Published inUrology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 165 - 168
Main Authors Halenda, Gregory, Sees, Jackie N., Belis, John A., Rohnr, Thomas J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.02.1993
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous - diagnosis
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Kidney Medulla
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Kidney Tubules, Collecting - pathology
Kidneys
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Tumors of the urinary system
Adenocarcinoma
Case study
Human
Urinary system disease
Clinical form
Renal disease
Collecting duct
Diagnosis
Malignant tumor
Kidney
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Summary:We report a case of an atypical renal adenocarcinoma of the renal medulla associated with a marked desmoplastic response and interstitial mucin production. Collecting duct epithelium of the renal medulla throughout the kidney showed cytologic atypia. These features have been described by others as suggestive of a collecting duct histogenesis. This case represents the fifteenth reported case known to us of a renal adenocarcinoma of collecting duct origin. Prior reports, however, have not described the extensive mucin production that may be associated.
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ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/0090-4295(93)90174-9