Overview and Staging of Renal Neoplasms

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Renal cell tumors  Papillary adenoma  Oncocytoma  Clear cell renal cell carcinoma   Multilocular cystic clear cell renal cell neoplasm of low malignant potentiala  Papillary renal cell carcinoma  Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma…

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Embryology, Anatomy, and Histology of the Kidney

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Fig. 1.1 (a) Lateral view of embryo in fourth week. (b) Transverse section demonstrating development of the urogenital ridge from the intermediate mesoderm (reprinted with permission, Cleveland Clinic Center for…

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Nonneoplastic Disease Presenting as a Renal Lesion

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Infectious conditions Focal pyelonephritis Renal abscess Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis Malakoplakia Aspergillosis Echinococcus Upper tract fungal infection Cystic lesions Acquired cystic kidney disease Polycystic kidney disease Miscellaneous lesions Renal-adrenal fusion Ectopic adrenal…

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Conventional Forms of Renal Neoplasia

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, Omer A. Raheem1 and Ahmed Shabaik2 (1) Department of Urology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA (2) Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, 200 West…

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Glomerular Disease

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Indications Contraindications Relative Absolute Nephrotic syndrome Severe azotemia Uncooperative patient  Routinely in adults Renal anatomic abnormalities Uncontrollable hypertension  If atypical for MCD in children Antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulation Uncontrollable bleeding…

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Pediatric Renal Neoplasms

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Fig. 11.1 Wilms tumor Histologically, WT most commonly shows three distinct components that consist of blastemal, epithelial, and stromal elements (Fig. 11.2a). Biphasic and monophasic patterns may also occur. The…

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Translocation-Associated Carcinoma

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Fig. 7.1 Computed tomography scan from a 34-year-old woman with (a) a tumor of the left kidney (T3aN2M1), (b) metastases to the paraaortal lymph nodes, (c) left pubic bone, and…

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Polycystic Kidney Disease

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Fig. 2.1 Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease . The kidney is massively enlarged with innumerable cysts Histologically, the cysts are lined by a single layer of cuboidal or flattened epithelial…

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