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Murine Bilateral Renal Lymphadenectomy
Published on: December 30, 2025
[Bellini collecting duct renal carcinoma: case report]
Julio Alexander Díaz Pérez1, Carlos Javier Zamora, Jorge Andrés García Vera
1Grupo de Investigación en Patología Estructural, Funcional y Clínica de la Universidad Industrial de Santander UIS, Bucaramanga, Colombia. pat_uis@yahoo.com
Objective:
The collecting duct carcinoma (Bellini's carcinoma) is an unfrequent lesion; its macro and microscopic characteristics can help diagnosis. 65-year-old Colombian woman presenting left-flank and hypochondrio stub-type episodic pain associated with hematuria, nausea and weight loss.
Results:
The diagnosis was of collecting duct carcinoma.
Conclusions:
The clinical characteristics, macrocospic features, histology and immunohistochemistry are analyzed; we also perform a bibliography review.
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