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Microfluidic Co-culture of Renal Healthy and Tumor Epithelium to Model Kidney Cancer Progression
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Mixed epithelial stromal tumor of the kidney
Hariprasada D Rao1, S Sriram, B H Srinivas
1Department of Urology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Punjagutta, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Abstract:
In recent years, a rare distinctive kidney tumor composed of a mixture of stroma and epithelium with solid and cystic architecture has been recognized, which has to be distinguished from other renal neoplasms. The term mixed epithelial and stromal tumor was first introduced by Michal and Syrucek in 1998.[1] The vast majority of cases show a benign course without tumor recurrence. Here, we present a case of this entity, found incidentally.
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