Renal Cell Carcinoma

New research on renal cell carcinoma from A. Ozcan and co-authors summarized

Published in Cancer Weekly, March 31st, 2009

"The diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remains problematic, especially in the context of metastasis or small needle biopsy specimens. The renal cell carcinoma marker (RCCM) and kidney-specific cadherin (KSC) are considered specific markers for RCC but are expressed preferentially in specific subtypes of RCC of lower grades," scientists writing in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology report.

"This study was aimed at evaluating the usefulness of PAX-2 in the diagnosis of renal tumors and comparing it with that of RCCM and KSC. Immunostaining for PAX-2, RCCM, and KSC was performed on consecutive tissue sections of 130 renal tumors. PAX-2 was successfully...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-31)

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