The fourth edition of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of urogenital
tumours (WHO “blue book”), published in 2016, contains significant revisions. These …

The 5th edition of the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Urinary and Male Genital
Systems contains relevant revisions and introduces a group of molecularly defined renal …

Abstract The International Society of Urological Pathology 2012 Consensus Conference
made recommendations regarding classification, prognostic factors, staging, and …

Grading of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) has been recognised as a prognostic factor for
almost 100 years. Numerous grading systems have been proposed, initially focusing upon a …

Purpose Pathological parameters assessed on biopsies and resection specimens have a
pivotal role in the diagnosis, prognosis and management of patients with renal cell …

Purpose Differentiating renal tumours into grades and tumour subtype from medical imaging
is important for patient management; however, there is an element of subjectivity when …

Study Type–Outcomes (cohort) Level of Evidence 2b What's known on the subject? and
What does the study add? About 80% of RCCs have clear cell histology, and consistent data …

It has been 35 years since Professor Thoenes and his colleagues discovered chromophobe
renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Since then, our knowledge about this tumour entity has …

Renal cell carcinoma is a group of malignancies arising from the epithelium of the renal
tubules. The pattern of somatic mutations in kidney tumors has been extensively …

In 1952, renal cell carcinomas had been divided into 2 categories—clear cell or granular cell—
depending upon their cytoplasmic staining characteristics. In the following years, the …