Myxoid renal cell carcinoma: histological, immunocytochemical and ultrastructural study.
Renal cell carcinomas show a variety of histological features. A case of a renal tumour arising in a 44 year old African man is reported. The tumour was composed of a cobweb-like pattern of narrow anastomising tubules lined by cuboidal cells separated by a hypocellular myxoid stroma. Immunohistochemical stains were consistent with a renal cell origin. The differential diagnosis in these cases includes sarcoma.
Birch
H A
HA
Department of Histopathology, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London.
Glass
J M
JM
Vale
J
J
Walker
M M
MM
D000328:Adult; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male