Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4276690 | Urology Case Reports | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Medullary carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor of the kidney. It affects individuals of African descent and all cases reported show evidence of sickle cell trait. We reviewed an unusual carcinoma arising in a white man, the ninth in the literature. The tumor demonstrated features associated with renal medullary carcinoma, or unclassified renal cell carcinoma, medullary phenotype as recently described; the presence of sickle cell trait confirmed the diagnosis of medullary carcinoma. This case is helpful in the differential diagnosis with non-sickle cell associated “renal cell carcinoma, unclassified with medullary phenotype,” and study of this spectrum of tumors is ongoing.
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Authors
Piergiuseppe Colombo, Steven C. Smith, Simona Massa, Salvatore L. Renne, Simona Brambilla, Roberto Peschechera, Pierpaolo Graziotti, Massimo Roncalli, Mahul B. Amin,