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'''Unclassified renal cell carcinoma''', abbreviated '''URCC''', is | '''Unclassified renal cell carcinoma''', abbreviated '''URCC''', is a [[malignant]] epithelial tumour arising from the kidney parenchyma, i.e. a [[renal cell carcinoma]], that cannot be further classified. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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*Undifferentiated carcinoma. | *Undifferentiated carcinoma. | ||
*[[Kidney metastasis]] - typically metastatic carcinoma. | *[[Kidney metastasis]] - typically metastatic carcinoma. | ||
==IHC== | |||
*Pankeratin +ve.{{fact}} | |||
*PAX-8 +ve.{{fact}} | |||
*Vimentin +ve/-ve.{{fact}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Kidney tumours]] | [[Category:Kidney tumours]] | ||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
Revision as of 05:00, 9 October 2014
Unclassified renal cell carcinoma, abbreviated URCC, is a malignant epithelial tumour arising from the kidney parenchyma, i.e. a renal cell carcinoma, that cannot be further classified.
General
- Uncommon.
- A WHO classification diagnosis of exclusion.
- Worse prognosis than clear cell renal cell carcinoma.[1]
- High variation in the prevalence (when comparing institutions); this suggests a lack of uniformity in the diagnosis of this subtype.[1]
Microscopic
Features:
- Malignant tumour that is one of the following:[2][3]
- A combination of other RCC histologic types (~35% of cases of URCC).
- Has a "non-identifiable" pattern/unrecognizable cell type (~60% of cases of URCC).
- Pure sarcomatoid RCC without an identifiable (epithelioid) RCC subtype (~5% of cases of URCC).[3]
DDx:
- Clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
- Collecting duct carcinoma.
- Undifferentiated carcinoma.
- Kidney metastasis - typically metastatic carcinoma.
IHC
- Pankeratin +ve.[citation needed]
- PAX-8 +ve.[citation needed]
- Vimentin +ve/-ve.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Karakiewicz, PI.; Hutterer, GC.; Trinh, QD.; Pantuck, AJ.; Klatte, T.; Lam, JS.; Guille, F.; de La Taille, A. et al. (Oct 2007). "Unclassified renal cell carcinoma: an analysis of 85 cases.". BJU Int 100 (4): 802-8. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07148.x. PMID 17822461.
- ↑ Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 293. ISBN 978-0781765275.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lopez-Beltran, A.; Kirkali, Z.; Montironi, R.; Blanca, A.; Algaba, F.; Scarpelli, M.; Yorukoglu, K.; Hartmann, A. et al. (Sep 2012). "Unclassified renal cell carcinoma: a report of 56 cases.". BJU Int 110 (6): 786-93. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.10934.x. PMID 22404824.