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ccRCC with papillary features best classified as a rare morphologic variant of ccRCC

Alaghehbandan R et al. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2018 Nov 22. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2018.11.004.

Key clinical point: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with predominant papillary features is best classified as a rare morphologic variant of ccRCC, not MiT family translocation or papillary RCC. The distinction has treatment implications.

Major finding: Areas of papillary pattern made up anywhere from 40% to 100% of the 23 tumors. Even so, cytology and immunohistochemical and genetic testing was most consistent with ccRCC, and tumors were negative for TFE3 protein, which ruled out MiT family translocation RCC.

Study details: Analysis of 23 tumors.

Disclosures: There was no industry funding, and the investigators didn’t have any disclosures.

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Citation:

Alaghehbandan R et al. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2018 Nov 22. doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2018.11.004.