Drs. Prolla and Diehl's INTERESTING CASE OF THE MONTH July 2005
FNA left kidney mass, 57-year old female: carcinoma of the kidney, with papillary differentiation

Carcinoma of the kidney, with papillary differentiation, 200x, M-G-G staining, 20x oil objective lens

Carcinoma of the kidney, with papillary differentiation, 200x M-G-G  staining, 20x oil objective lens

Carcinoma of the kidney, with papillary differentiation, 200x M-G-G staining, 20x oil objective lens

Carcinoma of the kidney, with papillary differentiation, 500x M-G-G staining

Carcinoma of the kidney, with papillary differentiation, 500x M-G-G staining

The smears show many papillary structures, with cells showing round to oval smooth nuclei, with regular chromatin, small or absent nucleoli. Extensive clinical studies failed to detect a primary in other organs, and surgery revealed a localized kydney carcinoma with papillary differentiation.






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