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Updated: Feb 11, 2026

Analyses of Proteinuria, Renal Infiltration of Leukocytes, and Renal Deposition of Proteins in Lupus-prone MRL/lpr Mice
Published on: June 8, 2022
High grade infiltrative adenocarcinomas of renal cell origin: New insights into classification, morphology, and
Jaime A Singh1, Chisato Ohe2, Steven Christopher Smith1,3
1Department of Pathology, VCU School of Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA.
Abstract:
Collecting duct carcinoma was described over 30 years ago as a renal tumor, based in the medullary collecting system, with tubulopapillary morphology, prominent infiltrative growth, and stromal desmoplasia. While diagnostic workup has always emphasized exclusion of upper tract urothelial carcinoma and metastatic adenocarcinoma to the kidney, the molecular era of renal cell carcinoma classification has enabled recognition of and provided tools for diagnosis of new entities in this morphologic differential. In this review, we consider these developments, with emphasis on renal medullary carcinoma, closely related renal cell carcinoma, unclassified with medullary phenotype, and fumarate hydratase-deficient renal cell carcinoma. Integration of ancillary studies with suggestive patterns of morphology is emphasized for practical implementation in contemporary diagnosis, and several emerging tumor types in the morphologic differential are presented.
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