Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences (Apr 2011)

Multilocular Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Unusual Gross Appearance

  • Dhiraj B Nikumbh,
  • Sunil V Jagtap,
  • Gaurav Jain,
  • Roopali K Mali

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1

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Multilocular Cystic Renal Cell Carcinoma (MCRCC) represents a rare variant of clear cell (conventional) renal cell carcinomas. Attributable to its distinct characteristics in prognosis and its natural history, MCRCC was recognised as a separate subtype of renal cell carcinoma in the 2004 WHO classification of adult renal tumors. We report this case of MCRCC from antemortem surgical specimen, due to its unusual gross appearance and a rare clinical entity.

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