Abstract
The coexistence of multiple and synchronous primary neoplasms in the same organ (including kidney) has only rarely been described in the literature. We herein present a case of collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) combined with papillary renal carcinoma (RCC) having a 57-month disease-free survival. CDC is a rather rare and aggressive neoplasm of the kidney. Sharing probably the same embryological origin, synchronous or metachronous association with in situ or papillary transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) may be found; association with RCC has been only once reported in the literature. The high incidence of c-erbB-2 oncogene amplification in CDC further characterizes this tumor as a separate entity from renal cell carcinoma, and shows some genetic characteristics in common with TCC. The histohgical diagnosis of Bellini CDC can be confirmed by the positive immuno-histochemical staining with a collecting duct marker and distal tubule marker and negative staining with a proximal tubule marker.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 579-586 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Anticancer Research |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1 B |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2005 |
Keywords
- Papillary renal cell carcinoma
- Synchronous collecting duct carcinoma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology