Clear cell renal cell carcinoma

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Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (CCRCC):

Gross processing

As per: Kidney with tumor

Microscopic examination

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma.

CCRCC typically shows cells in nests or solid pattern, and a delicate branching fibrovascular network.[1]

Differential diagnosis: Kidney with tumor
If unsure, useful immunohistochemistry markers that are positive in CCRCC are vimentin, EMA, keratin, CD10, Pax2, RCC, CAIX (circumferential membranous).[1]

Grading

CCRCCs are graded by the ISUP/WHO as follows:[2][3]

  • Grade 1: Inconspicuous and basophilic nucleoli at ×400 magnification

  • Grade 2:Clearly visible and eosinophilic nucleoli at ×400 magnification

  • Grade 3: Clearly visible nucleoli (arrow) at ×100 magnification

  • Grade 4: Extreme pleomorphism or rhabdoid and/or sarcomatoid morphology

Microscopy report

There should preferably be a free text report and a synoptic report, the free text report including:

  • Diagnosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma
  • Greatest dimension (from grossing)
  • ISUP/WHO grade
  • Radicality

Example:

Kidney, left, partial nephrectomy:
  • Clear cell renal cell carcinoma, 3.2 cm in greatest dimension, ISUP/WHO grade 3.
  • Surgical margins are negative for carcinoma.

The synoptic report should include:[4]

  • Total or partial nephrectomy
  • In nephrectomy: Location
  • Size
  • Relationship to capsule, perinephric tissues, renal pelvis, adrenal gland and hilar blood vessels
  • Histological type
  • Degree of differentiation
  • Radicality
  • Any lymph node metastases

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sirohi, Deepika; Smith, Steven C.; Agarwal, Neeraj; Maughan, Benjamin L. (2018). "Unclassified renal cell carcinoma: diagnostic difficulties and treatment modalities ". Research and Reports in Urology Volume 10: 205–217. doi:10.2147/RRU.S154932. ISSN 2253-2447. 
  2. ↑ YiFen Zhang. What is the ISUP/WHO grading system for renal cell carcinoma (RCC)?. Medscape. Updated: Jul 02, 2019
  3. ↑ Moch, H. (2016). "WHO-ISUP-Graduierungssystem für Nierenkarzinome ". Der Pathologe 37 (4): 355–360. doi:10.1007/s00292-016-0171-y. ISSN 0172-8113. 
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named stora

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