Clear cell type renal cell carcinoma
Clear cell type renal cell carcinoma
Updated: 10/06/2020
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General features
- 70-80% of adult renal epithelial tumors
- Derived from proximal convoluted tubule
- Metastasis: commonly likely lung, lymph nodes, liver, bone, adrenal glands, etc, anytime, anywhere
Risk factors
- Tobacco: Most significant risk factor
- Adult polycystic kidney disease
- Obesity, especially in women
- Hypertension
- Hereditary renal cell carcinoma without VHL
- Tuberous sclerosis
- von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
Pathological features
- Well circumscribed (pushing borders)
- Orange/yellow (from lipid)
- Commonly with hemorrhage, necrosis and calcification
- Neoplastic cells with clear cytoplasm, arranged in nests with intervening blood vessels
Markers
- Co-express cytokeratin and vimentin
Genetic abnormality
- 3p- (3p25, VHL gene)
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