Open AccessPapillary renal cell carcinoma: current and controversial issues
Author(s) -
Silvia Angori,
João Lobo,
Holger Moch
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
current opinion in urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.799
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1473-6586
pISSN - 0963-0643
DOI - 10.1097/mou.0000000000001000
Subject(s) - papillary renal cell carcinomas , medicine , renal cell carcinoma , kidney cancer , oncology , pathology , cancer research
Papillary renal cell carcinoma (pRCC) is the second most frequent renal cancer subtype and represents 15-20% of all RCC. Classification of pRCC is changing because novel tumour entities have been discovered in the last years. In this review, we summarise recent studies relevant for the understanding of the molecular complexity and the broader differential diagnosis of pRCC.