Renal medullary carcinoma: ultrastructural studies may benefit diagnosis.
Renal medullary carcinoma is a recently described highly aggressive malignancy that in most instances exhibits a constellation of clinical and light microscopic features sufficiently distinctive to enable a quick and confident diagnosis. Presented are three examples where, because of unusual elements in the clinical presentation, electron microscopic examination proved beneficial in establishing the diagnosis.
Wartchow
Eric P
EP
Department of Pathology, The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO, USA.
Trost
Beth A
BA
Tucker
J Allan
JA
Albano
Edythe A
EA
Mierau
Gary W
GW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008297:Male; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission