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Renal oncocytosis presenting in childhood: a case report.

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Chen, TS; McNally, M; Hulbert, W; Di Sant'Agnese, PA; Huang, J
Published in: Int J Surg Pathol
October 2003

Renal oncocytosis is a rare condition in which a spectrum of oncocytic lesions, including oncocytomas, diffusely involve the kidney. Few cases have been reported and all were in adult patients. We report here such a case in a 12-year-old girl. In addition to the unusual age at presentation, this case is remarkable for its heterogeneous tumor morphology, with some areas containing chromophobe carcinoma-like cells. Electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry, Hale's colloidal iron staining, and cytogenetics were performed to further evaluate the different morphologic areas. Our results suggest that the cells in the chromophobe carcinoma-like areas do not fulfill all the diagnostic criteria of chromophobe carcinoma. We caution pathologists in making a malignant diagnosis in such cases, especially in younger patients.

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Int J Surg Pathol

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ISSN

1066-8969

Publication Date

October 2003

Volume

11

Issue

4

Start / End Page

325 / 329

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pathology
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Child
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic
  • Adenocarcinoma
 

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Chen, T. S., McNally, M., Hulbert, W., Di Sant’Agnese, P. A., & Huang, J. (2003). Renal oncocytosis presenting in childhood: a case report. Int J Surg Pathol, 11(4), 325–329. https://doi.org/10.1177/106689690301100415
Chen, Terina S., Melanie McNally, William Hulbert, P Anthony Di Sant’Agnese, and Jiaoti Huang. “Renal oncocytosis presenting in childhood: a case report.Int J Surg Pathol 11, no. 4 (October 2003): 325–29. https://doi.org/10.1177/106689690301100415.
Chen TS, McNally M, Hulbert W, Di Sant’Agnese PA, Huang J. Renal oncocytosis presenting in childhood: a case report. Int J Surg Pathol. 2003 Oct;11(4):325–9.
Chen, Terina S., et al. “Renal oncocytosis presenting in childhood: a case report.Int J Surg Pathol, vol. 11, no. 4, Oct. 2003, pp. 325–29. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/106689690301100415.
Chen TS, McNally M, Hulbert W, Di Sant’Agnese PA, Huang J. Renal oncocytosis presenting in childhood: a case report. Int J Surg Pathol. 2003 Oct;11(4):325–329.
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Published In

Int J Surg Pathol

DOI

ISSN

1066-8969

Publication Date

October 2003

Volume

11

Issue

4

Start / End Page

325 / 329

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pathology
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Child
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic
  • Adenocarcinoma