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Medullary Ray Nodule of the Kidney

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Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

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In this short report we describe three preterm infants who died within the first 8 months of life (corrected age). All presented similar histological features within the kidney, showing medullary ray nodules composed of tubules lined by low columnar epithelium with clear cytoplasm. The immunohistochemical profile of these lesions was identical and suggested origin from distal convoluted tubule or collecting duct. The aim of this report is to draw attention to this entity and to suggest a possible origin of these lesions.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Pathology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh EH9 1LF, UK , , , , , , UK

    N.M. Smith & M.J. Evans

  2. Department of Pathology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Hospital Road, Pendlebury, Manchester M27 4HA, UK , , , , , , UK

    V. Smith & A. Kelsey

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  1. N.M. Smith
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Received December 18, 1996; accepted April 14, 1997

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Smith, N., Evans, M., Smith, V. et al. Medullary Ray Nodule of the Kidney. Pediatr. Dev. Pathol. 1, 70–73 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100249900008

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