title: Sarcoid-like granulomas in primary renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: A case of renal cell carcinoma containing non-caseating epithelioid granulomas is described. These granulomas were indistinguishable from sarcoid granulomas microscopically. There was a clinical suggestion of sarcoidosis thirteen years prior to the excision of the tumour. The pathogenesis and significance of tumour-associated epithelioid granulomas are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Douglas-Jones
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology