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*May look like eosinophilic variant of chromophobe RCC -- this is the main DDx.
*May look like eosinophilic variant of chromophobe RCC -- this is the main DDx.
**A comparison based on histomorphology: ''[[Kidney_tumours#Tabular_comparison_of_oncocytoma_and_chromophobe_RCC|Tabular comparison between ChRCC & oncocytoma]]''.
**A comparison based on histomorphology: ''[[Kidney_tumours#Tabular_comparison_of_oncocytoma_and_chromophobe_RCC|Tabular comparison between ChRCC & oncocytoma]]''.
***No perinuclear clearing -- this is seen in ChRCC.
***Oncocytoma typically has: no perinuclear clearing, no raisinoid nuclei, no binucleation.
**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).


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