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==Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma==
==Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma==
*Sometimes abbreviated ''ChRCC''.
*Abbreviated ''ChRCC''.
===General===
===General===
*Least common of the common types of RCC.
*''Fuhrman grading'' for this entity is controversial, as it does not appear to have any predictive value.<ref name=pmid17527087></ref>
There are two subtypes:<ref name=Ref_GUP293>{{Ref GUP|293}}</ref>
There are two subtypes:<ref name=Ref_GUP293>{{Ref GUP|293}}</ref>
*Classic.
*Classic.
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===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
====Classic====
Features - classic type:<ref>{{Ref PBoD|1016-7}}</ref><ref name=Ref_GUP293>{{Ref GUP|293}}</ref>, 3 P's [[mnemonic]]:
Features - classic type:<ref>{{Ref PBoD|1016-7}}</ref><ref name=Ref_GUP293>{{Ref GUP|293}}</ref>, 3 P's [[mnemonic]]:
*Pale cytoplasm, with wisps of eosinophilic material; the cells are not completely clear, they have "cobwebs".
*Pale cytoplasm, with wisps of eosinophilic material; the cells are not completely clear, they have "cobwebs".
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*Periphery of cell distinct, i.e. cell membrane is easy to discern.
*Periphery of cell distinct, i.e. cell membrane is easy to discern.


Notes:
*May have [[psammoma bodies]].
====Eosinophilic variant====
Features - eosinophilic variant:<ref name=Ref_GUP293>{{Ref GUP|293}}</ref>
Features - eosinophilic variant:<ref name=Ref_GUP293>{{Ref GUP|293}}</ref>
*Eosinophilic (finely granular) cytoplasm.
*'''Eosinophilic''' (finely granular) cytoplasm.
*Perinuclear clearing - '''key feature'''.
*Perinuclear clearing - '''key feature'''.
*Periphery of cell distinct.
*Periphery of cell distinct.
*Smaller cells than classic subtype.
*'''Smaller cells''' than classic subtype.


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#**No perinuclear clearing in oncocytoma.
#**No perinuclear clearing in oncocytoma.


Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oncocytic_chromophobe_rcc_high_mag.jpg Oncocytic chromophobe RCC (WC)].
Image:  
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oncocytic_chromophobe_rcc_high_mag.jpg Oncocytic chromophobe RCC (WC)].


===IHC===
===IHC===
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DDx:
DDx:
*May appear similar to oncotyoma -- particularily the eosinophilic variant.
*May appear similar to [[renal oncocytoma|oncocytoma]] -- particularily the eosinophilic variant.
**IHC may be useful to differentiate (CK7: oncocytoma = cytoplasm +ve, chromophobe = cell membrane +ve).
**IHC may be useful to differentiate (CK7: oncocytoma = cytoplasm +ve, chromophobe = cell membrane +ve).
*Classic ChRCC may be challenging to differentiate from clear cell RCC.
*Classic ChRCC may be challenging to differentiate from clear cell RCC.
**Perinuclear clearing is ''not'' seen in clear cell RCC.
**Perinuclear clearing is ''not'' seen in clear cell RCC.
**ChRCC has wisps in the cytoplasm
**ChRCC has wisps in the cytoplasm.


=Renal translocation carcinomas=
=Renal translocation carcinomas=
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