Cytogenetic classification of renal cell cancer.
Cytogenetic and molecular genetic investigations in cancer are important tools to address problems of oncogenesis and tumor progression, of classification, and of diagnosis of tumors. A combination of advanced molecular genetic, cytogenetic, and (immuno) histopathologic analysis will contribute significantly to the elucidation of the oncogenic steps that lead to immortalization and subsequent malignant behavior. In this review written on the occasion of Dr. Avery Sandberg's 75th anniversary, we will present a model for the pathogenesis of renal cell tumors based on a new cytomorphologic classification and our (cyto)genetic analysis of about 175 renal cell tumors, together with the accumulated data in the literature.
van den Berg
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Department of Medical Genetics, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Dijkhuizen
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Oosterhuis
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Geurts van Kessel
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de Jong
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Störkel
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D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics