Open AccessMultilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma a diagnostic dilemma: A case report in a 30-year-old woman
Author(s) -
Ananda S. Chowdhury,
Debasis Chakraborty,
Palash Bhattacharya,
Ranjan Kumar Dey
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/0974-7796.110012
Subject(s) - medicine , nephrectomy , renal cell carcinoma , pathology , clear cell , lesion , stage (stratigraphy) , clear cell carcinoma , kidney , immunohistochemistry , vimentin , carcinoma , radiology , paleontology , biology
Multilocular cystic renal cell carcinoma (MCRCC), also known as multilocular clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC), is a rare cystic tumor of the kidney with an excellent outcome. It occurs in about 3.1-6% of the conventional RCC. It is usually included in the group of tumors of undetermined malignant potential with low nuclear grade. We present a case of MCRCC in a 30-year-old female patient presenting incidentally as an apparently benign-looking multicystic space occupying lesion in the upper pole of right kidney. Right-sided simple nephrectomy was performed, and on histopathologic examination it was found to be MCRCC, stage 1 with Fuhrman nuclear grade 1. Immunohistochemistry with epithelial membrane antigen and vimentin confirmed the diagnosis.