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==Cystic nephroma==
==Cystic nephroma==
===General===
*AKA ''renal epithelial stromal tumour (REST)'' and ''mixed epithelial stromal tumour (MEST)''.
*AKA ''renal epithelial stromal tumour (REST)'' and ''mixed epithelial stromal tumour (MEST)''.
*Rare - approx. 1.5% of renal neoplasms.<ref name=pmid17454754>PMID 17454754.</ref>
*Rare - approx. 1.5% of renal neoplasms.<ref name=pmid17454754>PMID 17454754.</ref>
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*Prevalence: males > females.
*Prevalence: males > females.


===Micro===
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Cysts lined by simple epithelium with hobnailing.
*Cysts lined by simple epithelium with hobnailing.
*Stroma has an ovarian look:  
*Stroma has an ovarian look:  
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**''Spindle cells''.
**''Spindle cells''.


Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cystic_nephroma_low_mag.jpg Cystic nephroma (wikimedia.org)].
Imagea:  
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cystic_nephroma_low_mag.jpg Cystic nephroma - low mag. (WC)].
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cystic_nephroma_intermed_mag.jpg Cystic nephroma - intermed. mag. (WC)].
 
===IHC===
===IHC===
Features:<ref name=pmid17454754>PMID 17454754</ref>
Features:<ref name=pmid17454754>PMID 17454754</ref>
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