title: [Tubulo-papillary tumors of the kidney. Clinical, histologic and cytogenetic aspects. 15 new cases].
abstract: Between 1987 and 1992, we operated on 15 patients with tubulopapillary tumours (TPT) of the kidney, corresponding to 10% of all renal cancers operated during this 5-year period, which brings the total number of published cases to 418. TPT differ from non-tubulopapillary tumours in several ways. The medical imaging findings may differ when the tumour is not necrotic (20 to 30% of cases). The histology differs not only in terms of the tumour architecture, but also by the frequent association (9/15 cases) with other ipsilateral or contralateral renal anomalies: 2 bilateral tumours, 3 tumours associated with multiple cysts and 4 multifocal tumours. These characteristics, combined with the finding of 12 familial cases suggest a genetic origin for TPT, especially as the genetic abnormalities detected (tri-or tetrasomy 17) differ from the anomalies usually detected in non-tubulopapillary tumours (anomalies of 3p and 5q). This study is the first to report familial cases of TPT. The prognosis of these tumours, generally better than that of non-tubulopapillary tumours, suggests the possibility of conservative surgery when the diagnosis can be established preoperative or at operation.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Urologie, CHU de Nancy-Brabois, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Punga-Maole
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hubert
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Grignon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Floquet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mangin
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000782:Aneuploidy; D002886:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 17; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Les tumeurs tubulo-papillaires du rein. Particularités cliniques, histologiques et cytogénétiques. A propos de 15 nouvelles observations.