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ALK-rearranged renal cell carcinoma—different morphological faces of a rare tumor

Editorial to Hang et al.: ALK-rearranged renal cell carcinoma with a novel PLEKHA7-ALK translocation and metanephric adenoma-like morphology

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Rupp, N.J., Moch, H. ALK-rearranged renal cell carcinoma—different morphological faces of a rare tumor. Virchows Arch 477, 759–760 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-020-02766-z

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