Collecting duct carcinoma

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Collecting duct carcinoma, also known as Bellini duct carcinoma[1] and carcinoma of the collecting ducts of Bellini, is a rare aggressive kidney tumour.

General

  • Rare.
  • Poor prognosis.
  • Usu. central location.
  • Typically young adults.

Microscopic

Features:[2]

  • Tubular structures with tapered ends.
    • May be described as tubulopapillary.
  • Hobnail pattern - cell width smaller at basement membrane than free surface.[3]
  • High grade nuclear features (nuclear pleomorphism).
  • High mitotic rate.

Notes:

  • Benign urothelium must present to excluded urothelial carcinoma.
  • Desmoplastic stroma may be prominent.

DDx:

Images

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IHC

Features:[5]

  • HMWCK +ve.
  • LMWCK +ve.
  • CD117 +ve.
  • E-cadherin +ve.
  • CD10 -ve.
  • AMACR -ve.

UCC:

  • CK20 +ve.[5]
  • p63 +ve.
  • CK5/6 +ve.

Others:

See also

References

  1. Stamatiou, K.; Zizi-Sermpetzoglou, A.. "Bellini duct carcinoma accidentally found upon investigation of uric acid lithiasis.". Indian J Pathol Microbiol 54 (1): 229-30. doi:10.4103/0377-4929.77425. PMID 21393935.
  2. Zhou, Ming; Magi-Galluzzi, Cristina (2006). Genitourinary Pathology: A Volume in Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology Series (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 295. ISBN 978-0443066771.
  3. Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease (7th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. pp. 1018. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
  4. Prasad, SR.; Humphrey, PA.; Catena, JR.; Narra, VR.; Srigley, JR.; Cortez, AD.; Dalrymple, NC.; Chintapalli, KN.. "Common and uncommon histologic subtypes of renal cell carcinoma: imaging spectrum with pathologic correlation.". Radiographics 26 (6): 1795-806; discussion 1806-10. doi:10.1148/rg.266065010. PMID 17102051.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Srigley, JR.; Delahunt, B. (Jun 2009). "Uncommon and recently described renal carcinomas.". Mod Pathol 22 Suppl 2: S2-S23. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2009.70. PMID 19494850.
  6. Kim, MK.; Kim, S. (Dec 2002). "Immunohistochemical profile of common epithelial neoplasms arising in the kidney.". Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 10 (4): 332-8. PMID 12613443.