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A case of renal metanephric adenoma: histologic, immunohistochemical and cytogenetic analyses
M Tsuji1, Y Murakami, H Kanayama
1Department of Urology, School of Medicine, University of Tokushima, Japan. tsuji@clin.med.tokushima-u.ac.jp
Background:
A unique case of metanephric adenoma of the left kidney is reported in a 61-year-old woman presenting with an incidental renal mass on ultrasonography.
Methods/Results:
On radiographic examination, the presence of hypovascular renal cell carcinoma was suspected and left radical nephrectomy was performed. The resected tumor, measuring 4.9 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm, was well-circumscribed and solid and its cut surface was tan-pink with foci of focal hemorrhage and cystic change. Microscopically, the tumor was composed of uniformly small acini with hyperchromatic round nuclei. Some acini were dilated and occasionally contained glomeruloid-like bodies and psamoma bodies. Immunohistochemically, tumor cells showed positive immunoreaction for vimentin, cytokeratin and Leu 7. Cytogenetically, the tumor did not show numerical aberrations of chromosome 7 or 17 by fluorescence in situ hybridization.
Conclusions:
The patient is alive without recurrence or metastasis 4 years after surgery. Metanephric adenoma must be differentiated from other renal tumors, particularly Wilms' tumor or low-grade renal cell carcinoma. Immunohistochemical and cytogenetic analysis may be helpful in difficult cases.