Osseous metaplasia in renal cell carcinoma: report of a rare case

Focal calcifications are frequently seen in renal masses including renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Osseous metaplasia, on the other hand, is a rare finding in RCC. We report a case of RCC with radiological evidence of speckled calcification that showed osseous metaplasia on histopathological examination...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2008-07, Vol.51 (3), p.399-401
Hauptverfasser:	Murugan, Paari, Basu, Debdatta, Manikandan, R, Dorairajan, L N, Kumar, Santosh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bone cells Calcification Calcinosis Carcinoma, Renal cell Carcinoma, Renal Cell - diagnosis Carcinoma, Renal Cell - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Renal Cell - pathology Care and treatment Case studies Complications and side effects Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Health aspects Humans Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis Kidney Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Kidney Neoplasms - pathology Metaplasia Metaplasia - diagnostic imaging Metaplasia - pathology osseous Prognosis Radiography renal cell carcinoma Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Focal calcifications are frequently seen in renal masses including renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Osseous metaplasia, on the other hand, is a rare finding in RCC. We report a case of RCC with radiological evidence of speckled calcification that showed osseous metaplasia on histopathological examination. The clinical and pathologic differential diagnosis for this tumor is discussed along with a review of the literature on this unusual phenomenon.
ISSN:	0377-4929
DOI:	10.4103/0377-4929.42532