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Papillary renal cell carcinoma with extensive spindle cell foci: mimicker of mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma

Fareed Rajack; Shawn Medford; Tammey Naab

http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2024.479 Autops Case Rep, vol.14, e2024479, 2024
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Abstract

Papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) is the second most common renal cell carcinoma (RCC), accounting for 10-15% of cases. Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC), on the other hand, accounts for only 1% of renal tumors and has a more favorable prognosis compared to PRCC. We report a 75-year-old female with a left upper pole solid renal mass displaying features of both papillary renal cell carcinoma (PRCC) and mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSC). In this case, a shaggy luminal surface, multiple papillations, and psammoma bodies, absence of E-cadherin expression, and strong CD10 expression favored PRCC. Both immunohistochemistry and genomic analysis are critical to diagnose and differentiate tumors that may have overlapping features accurately.

Keywords

Carcinoma, Papillary, Hippo Signaling Pathway, Immunohistochemistry, Kidney Neoplasms, Nephrectomy

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Submitted date:
09/26/2023

Accepted date:
02/15/2024

Publication date:
03/05/2024

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