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. 1990 Jul;116(4):318–323. doi: 10.1007/BF01612912

Application of molecular cytogenetic techniques to the evaluation of renal parenchymal tumors

Gyula Kovacs 1
PMCID: PMC12201232  PMID: 2202729

Abstract

This guest editorial discusses the molecular cytogenetic features of human renal parenchymal tumors with an emphasis on their diagnostic usefulness. Important contributions of this review are discrimination (a) between papillary and nonpapillary renal cell carcinomas and (b) between tubulopapillary adenomas and papillary carcinomas. Speculations regarding the histogenesis of different renal parenchymal tumors are presented, with the hope that they may serve to diminish some of the confusion surrounding the classification of these tumors.

Key words: Molecular cytogenetics, Kidney tumors, Classification

Abbreviations used

RCC

renal cell carcinoma

VHL

von Hippel-Lindau disease

EGFR

epidermal growth factor receptor

Footnotes

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