Diagnosis of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma by chromosomal analysis.
Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma may pose a differential diagnostic problem by routine histologic examination because it may be misdiagnosed as another type of renal cancer with a totally different clinical behavior. A low DNA content as well as hypodiploidy seem to be associated with this renal tumor subtype. We report a case in which the cytogenetic report was of great value for a correct histologic diagnosis.
Marras
S
S
Istituto di Biologia Generale, Cagliari, Italy.
Faa
G
G
Scarpa
R
R
Valdes
E
E
Vanni
R
R
D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011003:Ploidies
D004273:DNA, Neoplasm