Radiologic-pathologic Correlations of Intratumoral Tissue Components in the Most Common Solid and Cystic Renal Tumors. Pictorial Review

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Journal Eur Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 2005 Mar 9

PMID 15754162

Citations 5

Authors

Emilio Quaia

Rossana Bussani

Maria Cova

Roberto Pozzi Mucelli

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Abstract

This paper describes the correlation between US-CT images and pathologic findings in the most common solid and cystic renal tumors, to better differentiate malignant and benign renal masses. Several intratumoral tissue components present correlation with US-CT images. Macroscopic components, corresponding to necrotic, hemorrhagic and cystic changes, are identified by visual analysis of the gross specimen, while microscopic components are identified by histopathologic analysis. Microscopic components are classified as cellular [(1) high cellularity with poor extracellular stroma, +/-high nucleus-cytoplasm ratio+/-high uniformity in tumoral cells dimensions; (2) low cellularity with large extracellular stroma+/-low nucleus-cytoplasm ratio+/-low uniformity in tumoral cells dimensions], stromal [(1) fibrotic; (2) fibrovascular; (3) fibromyxoid], vascular related to neoangiogenesis, necrotic [(1) coagulative; (2) colliquative; (3) hemorrhagic], calcific, and adipose.

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