Collecting-duct carcinoma presenting as upper tract lesion with abnormal urine cytology

A case of collecting‐duct carcinoma associated with abnormal urine cytology is described. The finding of an abnormal cytologic examination, yet not typical of transitional‐cell carcinoma (TCC), suggests that a close relationship between the cytology and histology of this uncommon malignancy may be d...

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Published in:Diagnostic cytopathology 1997-03, Vol.16 (3), p.258-261
Main Authors: Fallick, Mark L., Hutchinson, Martha, Alroy, Joseph, Long, John P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
collecting duct
Humans
kidney
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidney Tubules, Collecting - pathology
Kidneys
Male
Medical sciences
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
renal cell carcinoma
Tumors of the urinary system
urine cytology
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Summary:A case of collecting‐duct carcinoma associated with abnormal urine cytology is described. The finding of an abnormal cytologic examination, yet not typical of transitional‐cell carcinoma (TCC), suggests that a close relationship between the cytology and histology of this uncommon malignancy may be demonstrated. Diagn. Cytopathol. 16:258–261, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-1039
1097-0339
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199703)16:3<258::AID-DC13>3.0.CO;2-K