The role of ultrastructural pathology in the diagnosis of epithelial and unusual renal tumors.
The electron microscopic and immunohistochemical features of epithelial and unusual renal tumors are reviewed. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical features of diagnostic value are highlighted. An attempt is made to address histogenesis/differentiation issues that would help in understanding morphologic findings, with an emphasis placed on the role that ultrastructural evaluation has played in demonstrating these.
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Department of Pathology, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35233-7331, USA.
Turbat-Herrera
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D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure*