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  • Title: Antimitochondrial antibody (113-1) in the differential diagnosis of granular renal cell tumors.
    Author: Tickoo SK, Amin MB, Linden MD, Lee MW, Zarbo RJ.
    Journal: Am J Surg Pathol; 1997 Aug; 21(8):922-30. PubMed ID: 9255255.
    Abstract:
    Abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm is a common feature of renal oncocytoma, chromophobe renal cell carcinoma, eosinophilic variant of papillary renal cell carcinoma, and the granular variant of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Each of these entities has a unique architectural pattern and a distinctive molecular or cytogenetic profile. The chief reason for their distinction from one another is the difference in their biologic behavior. Careful and thorough light microscopic examination distinguishes most cases based on individual characteristic architectural and cytomorphologic features. However, precise characterization may be difficult in some cases because of overlapping morphologic features. We evaluated the antimitochondrial antibody 113-1 in an attempt to ascertain differences in immunostaining patterns in 57 cases of granular renal tumors, including 20 renal oncocytomas, 15 chromophobe RCCs, 13 granular variants of clear cell RCC, and nine eosinophilic variants of papillary RCC. Distinctive, and nearly exclusive, staining patterns were observed among the groups, with chromophobe RCC showing peripheral accentuation of coarse cytoplasmic granules (15 of 15), renal oncocytoma with diffuse and fine granularity (20 of 20), and granular variant of clear cell RCC with irregular cytoplasmic distribution of coarse granules (11 of 13). Staining was most intense in the eosinophilic variant of papillary RCC and was generally coarsely granular and diffuse. Staining patterns also differed in clear cell areas within chromophobe RCC and the granular variant of clear cell RCC. Although clear cells in the former group showed granular staining with peripheral accentuation, most of the clear cells in the latter lacked any staining. We conclude that, in addition to distinct cytoarchitectural features, immunostaining patterns with antimitochondrial antibody 113-1 appear to be a useful discriminatory adjunct in the complex differential diagnosis of granular renal cell tumors.
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