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Bellini duct carcinoma: a rare variant of renal cell carcinoma
P Mattelaer1, J M Wolff, A Brauers
1Department of Urology, Medical Faculty, Technical University of Aachen Germany.
Acta Urologica Belgica
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
Bellini Duct Carcinoma (BDC) or collecting duct carcinoma is a rare but very aggressive renal neoplasm which originates from the epithelium of the ducts of Bellini in the distal tubule. This tumour often occurs in a young population and has a bad prognosis. Histomorphological differentiation from the more common renal cell carcinoma of the proximal tubuli is difficult. Immunohistochemic and cytogenetic characterisation can lead to the correct diagnosis.