Cytologic features of renal medullary carcinoma

Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare tumor that is most common in young black men with sickle cell disease or trait. Patients often present with advanced disease at the time of diagnosis, and their prognosis is poor, even with aggressive therapy. The clinical and pathologic features of renal medullary carcinoma have been described in several articles, but reports describing the cytologic features are rare.

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