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Thyroid-Like Follicular Carcinoma of the Kidney With Low-Grade Sarcomatoid Component: A Hitherto Undescribed Case

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Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney (TLFCK) is a rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma, which closely resembles follicular neoplasms of the thyroid and has a distinctive indolent clinical behavior.… Click to show full abstract

Thyroid-like follicular carcinoma of the kidney (TLFCK) is a rare subtype of renal cell carcinoma, which closely resembles follicular neoplasms of the thyroid and has a distinctive indolent clinical behavior. Until now, a single case of TLFCK with extensive sarcomatoid differentiation has been documented with aggressive clinical course. We present an unusual case of sarcomatoid TLFCK with a low-grade spindle cell component in a 34-year-old male patient, with an indolent course following radical nephrectomy and regional node dissection.

Keywords: carcinoma kidney; carcinoma; follicular carcinoma; case; thyroid like; like follicular

Journal Title: International Journal of Surgical Pathology
Year Published: 2020

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