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Revision as of 06:01, 27 October 2014
Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney, also thyroid-like follicular renal cell carcinoma (abbreviated TLF-RCC), is a recently described rare kidney tumour.
It is considered an emerging entity by the Vancouver modification of the 2004 WHO classification of renal neoplasia.[1]
General
- Extremely rare - less than 15 cases reported in the literature.[1]
- Large age range (29-83 years old).
Gross
- Solid, brown and well circumscribed.
Microscopic
Features:[1]
- Thyroid follicule-like structures - both microfollicular and/or microfollicular. **Contain dense-appearing eosinophilic material.
- Encapuslated.
- Nuclei round and regular with prominent nucleoli (ISUP nucleolar grade 2 or 3).
DDx:
- Metastatic carcinoma.
Images
IHC
Features:[1]
- TTF-1 -ve.
- Thyroglobulin -ve.
- CK7 +ve/-ve.
- PAX8 +ve/-ve.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Srigley, JR.; Delahunt, B.; Eble, JN.; Egevad, L.; Epstein, JI.; Grignon, D.; Hes, O.; Moch, H. et al. (Oct 2013). "The International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) Vancouver Classification of Renal Neoplasia.". Am J Surg Pathol 37 (10): 1469-89. doi:10.1097/PAS.0b013e318299f2d1. PMID 24025519.
- ↑ Ghaouti, M.; Roquet, L.; Baron, M.; Pfister, C.; Sabourin, JC. (2014). "Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney: a case report and review of the literature.". Diagn Pathol 9 (1): 186. doi:10.1186/s13000-014-0186-8. PMID 25293503.
- ↑ Wu, WW.; Chu, JT.; Nael, A.; Rezk, SA.; Romansky, SG.; Shane, L. (2014). "Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney in a young patient with history of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia.". Case Rep Pathol 2014: 313974. doi:10.1155/2014/313974. PMID 25133003.