Renal tumours with eosinophilic cytoplasm

Renal tumours with eosinophilic cytoplasm are relatively common and have a differential diagnosis.

Common

• Renal oncocytoma.
• Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, eosinophilic variant.

Less common

• Clear cell renal cell carcinoma, eosinophilic variant - often high-grade/aggressive tumours.
• Papillary renal cell carcinoma, eosinophilic variant]].

Rare stuff

• Angiomyolipoma.
• Xp11.2 translocation carcinoma.

Case report stuff

• Hereditary leiomyomatosis renal cell carcinoma syndrome associated renal cell carcinoma.
• Eosinophilic cystic and solid renal tumour - proposed.

External links

• Renal tumours with granular cytoplasm (ucsfcem.com).