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*Indistinct cell borders/cytoplasm; clear background.
*Indistinct cell borders/cytoplasm; clear background.
*No nucleoli.
*No nucleoli.
==Renal rhabdoid tumour==
*[[AKA]] ''rhabdoid tumour of the kidney'', abbreviated ''RTK''.
===General===
*Similar to ''[[extrarenal malignant rhabdoid tumour]]''.<ref name=Ref_WMSP284>{{Ref WMSP|284}}</ref>
*Arises from renal medulla.
*May be associated with a CNS tumour.
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP627>{{Ref WMSP|627}}</ref><ref name=Ref_WMSP284>{{Ref WMSP|284}}</ref>
*Variable architecture.
*Round cells.
*Abundant cytoplasm with eosinophilic inclusions.
*Eccentric vesicular nucleus.
*Prominent [[nucleolus]] -- '''key feature'''.
===IHC===
*INI1 -ve.
==Renal cell carcinoma==
===General===
*Similar to in adults.
*Clear cell RCC not common - a tumour with the clear cell histomorphology is more often a ''renal tumour with a Xp11.2 translocation''.
====Papillary RCC====
:See: ''[[Renal_cell_carcinoma|(adult) renal cell carcinoma]]''.
*Most common form of RCC in children.
====Clear cell RCC====
:See: ''[[Renal_cell_carcinoma|(adult) renal cell carcinoma]]''.


==See also==
==See also==
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