Papillary renal cell carcinoma: Difference between revisions

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Even if the histology favors the diagnosis, it is generally appropriate to perform confirmatory '''[[immunohistochemistry]]''':
Even if the histology favors the diagnosis, it is generally appropriate to perform confirmatory '''[[immunohistochemistry]]''':
*'''PAX-2''' (typically positive), TTF-1 and thyroglobulin (typically negative) to confirm renal rather than a metastatic [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]].
*PAX-2 (typically positive), TTF-1 and thyroglobulin (typically negative) to confirm renal rather than a metastatic [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]].
*CK-7 and P504S/AMACR (both typically positive) to confirm the histologic type versus [[clear cell papillary]] and [[clear cell renal cell carcinoma]].
*CK-7 and P504S/AMACR (both typically positive) to confirm the histologic type versus [[clear cell papillary]] and [[clear cell renal cell carcinoma]].