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Cytology of Kidney Tumors

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Evaluation of kidney tumors by cytology and core needle biopsy is increasingly utilized in the evaluation of kidney tumors. An understanding of the morphologic characteristics as well as the limitations of cytologic assessment is important, especially in the context of newly described entities and ancillary testing. The cytologic characteristics of the most commonly encountered kidney tumors are described herein, with inclusion of the differential diagnosis, suggested ancillary tests, and immunoperoxidase studies.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Houston, TX, USA

    Suzanne M. Crumley

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  2. Gulhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey

    Ayhan Ozcan

  3. Department of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Charles C. Guo

  4. Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Houston, TX, USA

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Crumley, S.M. (2020). Cytology of Kidney Tumors. In: Divatia, M., Ozcan, A., Guo, C., Ro, J. (eds) Kidney Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28333-9_16

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