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The classification of renal cell carcinoma is undergoing an evolutionary process. At one time, most renal cell carcinomas were classified as clear cell type, granular cell type, or sarcomatoid type. Although this antiquated classification scheme has provided a framework for classification and prognosis, more modern concepts of subtyping renal cell carcinoma have evolved based on histogenesis. Renal cell carcinomas are currently classified as representing clear cell, papillary (chromophil), chromophobe, collecting duct, and unclassified types, which include the pure sarcomatoid variant (1).
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Levin, H.S., Myles, J.L. (2000). The Pathology of Renal Neoplasms. In: Bukowski, R.M., Novick, A.C. (eds) Renal Cell Carcinoma. Current Clinical Oncology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-229-6_2
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