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Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv 5/2004

01.05.2004 | Letter to the Editor

Reply to the letter by Dr. E.N. Beckman

verfasst von: Tadashi Terada

Erschienen in: Virchows Archiv | Ausgabe 5/2004

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Sir, I am very grateful to Dr. Beckmann for informing me of a precedent case [1] similar to our previous report [3]. I had not been able to detect the case by computer-aided reference search [3]. Chromie, Davis, and Deture [1] reported in 1979 an atypical kidney tumor with cellular elements of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and transitional cell carcinoma (TCC). The kidney carcinoma consisted of a mixture of renal clear cell carcinoma-like cells and TCC-like cells [1]. The latter involved the renal pelvis and showed occasional papillary configurations. Both malignant cells were positive with periodic acid-Schiff and negative for epithelial mucin. No definite features were obtained using an electron microscope. They suggested three hypotheses [1]. The first was that the atypical carcinoma was RCC, which strikingly mimicked papillary TCC, projecting the pelvis. The second was that the carcinoma was TCC with tubular features. The third was that the carcinoma originated from the collecting duct epithelium. They preferred the third hypothesis. Our case [3] is very similar to theirs [1]. I admit that their report is a precedent for our case. However, our case is different from collecting duct carcinoma (Bellini duct carcinoma), which shows features of tubular and papillary proliferations of carcinoma cells resembling collecting duct epithelium [2]. In addition, we could not demonstrate that our tumor originated from collecting duct epithelium. In any event, further studies using new methods are required to reveal the histogenesis of such atypical kidney carcinomas with RCC and TCC components. …
Literatur
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Zurück zum Zitat Chromie WJ, Davis CJ, Deture FA (1979) Atypical carcinoma of the kidney possibly originating from collecting duct epithelium. Urology 13:315–317PubMed Chromie WJ, Davis CJ, Deture FA (1979) Atypical carcinoma of the kidney possibly originating from collecting duct epithelium. Urology 13:315–317PubMed
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Zurück zum Zitat Murphy WM, Beckwith JB, Farrow GM (1994) Atlas of tumor pathology. Tumor of the kidney, bladder, and related urinary structures. Third series, Fascicle 11. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC Murphy WM, Beckwith JB, Farrow GM (1994) Atlas of tumor pathology. Tumor of the kidney, bladder, and related urinary structures. Third series, Fascicle 11. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC
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Zurück zum Zitat Terada T, Inatsuchi H, Yasuda M, Osamura Y (2003) A kidney carcinoma with features of clear cell renal carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma: a combined renal cell and transitional cell carcinoma? Virchows Archiv 443:583–585CrossRefPubMed Terada T, Inatsuchi H, Yasuda M, Osamura Y (2003) A kidney carcinoma with features of clear cell renal carcinoma and transitional cell carcinoma: a combined renal cell and transitional cell carcinoma? Virchows Archiv 443:583–585CrossRefPubMed
Metadaten
Titel
Reply to the letter by Dr. E.N. Beckman
verfasst von
Tadashi Terada
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2004
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Virchows Archiv / Ausgabe 5/2004
Print ISSN: 0945-6317
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-2307
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-004-0972-x

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