Korean J Urol.
1992 Oct;33(5):888-891.
A case of collecting duct carcinoma of the kidney
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Catholic University, Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Clinical Pathology, Catholic University, Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
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Collecting duct carcinoma is an unusual variant of renal cell carcinoma, which is originated from the collecting tubules of the kidney. The typical histological appearance is that of a papillary adenocarcinoma with infiltrating tubules and desmoplastic reaction. And there is mainly tubulo-papillary. structure in histologic examination. We report a case of collecting duct carcinoma of kidney in a 47 years old female, which was managed by radical nephrectomy.