Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 284-291 , August 2010

Papillary renal cell carcinoma with diffuse clear cells and thyroid-like macrofollicular areas

  • Oluwole Fadare, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78236, USA
    • Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37332, USA.
    • Current affiliation: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN.
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  • Suzanne Lam, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78236, USA
    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
    • Pathology Program, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, TX 78236, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher Rubin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Vanguard Pathology Associates, Austin, TX 73344, USA
    • ,
  • Idris L. Renshaw, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vanguard Pathology Associates, Austin, TX 73344, USA
    • ,
  • Craig L. Nerby, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX 78236, USA

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☆ The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of Defense or other Departments of the United States Government.

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.09.008

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 284-291 , August 2010

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