title: Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma in an adult: an immunohistochemical, lectin histochemical and ultrastructural study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma (CPDN) is an uncommon renal multicystic tumour, usually affecting early infants. To our knowledge, this report describes the first case of CPDN occurring in an adult.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 45-year-old man was found incidentally to have a left renal cystic tumour, measuring 20 mm in diameter, at the lower pole far from the pelvis. The tumour was composed of multilocular cystic spaces of variable size and intervening septa without solid nodular areas. The cysts were lined by a single layer of flattened, hobnail, or columnar epithelium. The septa were made of mesenchymal cells, which were admixed with small numbers of loosely aggregated blastemal cells, occasional tubular structures in various stages of development, and a few glomeruloid structures. The tumour cells had no anaplasia, and mitoses were rare. Immunohistochemical and lectin histochemical studies revealed that the cyst lining epithelium and the tubular structures in the septa expressed predominantly the markers for distal tubules and collecting ducts. Ultrastructurally, the cyst lining cells closely resembled collecting duct cells while some tubular structures showed an immature nephrogenic morphology. The patient was alive and well without evidence of recurrence 11 months after surgery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CPDN does occur in adults, as experienced in Wilms' tumour, though its incidence is extremely low. This study suggests that CPDN may show maturation intermediate between cystic nephroma and Wilms' tumour, even in adult cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Pathology, Teikyo University, School of Medicine, Ichihara Hospital, Anesaki, Chiba, Japan. t-nagano@ned,teikyo-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sugano
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagakura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagao
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009392:Nephrectomy; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D037102:Lectins