PMID: 25755807Mar 11, 2015Paper

Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma in an adult: a case imitating the process of normal nephrogenesis along with corresponding WT1 expression

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology
Shogo Tajima, Michihiko Waki

Abstract

Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma (CPDN) is extremely rare in adults. Only 2 cases have been documented in the English literature. Herein, we present a third case of CPDN with unique morphological and immunohistochemical features. A 45-year-old man had a multicystic right renal mass, with a maximum diameter of 3 cm on magnetic resonance imaging. Being unable to rule out malignancy, partial nephrectomy was performed. The surgically resected specimen contained a multicystic mass, 3 × 3 × 2.5 cm in size, without an expansile solid nodule. Histopathological examination revealed nephroblastomatous elements without identifiable blastema; transition from cap-mesenchyme-like cells to an immature glomerulus was observed and maturing tubules and a glomerulus were present. Despite the lack of a blastema, the diagnosis of CPDN was the most appropriate. Immunohistochemical WT1 expression imitated the pattern of ongoing normal nephrogenesis. Therefore, we believe that the blastema disappeared because of maturation.

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