Intracytoplasmic lumina in a case of bilaterally multifocal renal oncocytomas

Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1994 Mar;118(3):275-80.

Abstract

We report a case of bilaterally multifocal renal oncocytomas in a patient with chronic renal disease and a long history of hypertension. Histologic study of the multiple oncocytic neoplasms with hematoxylin-eosin, periodic acid-Schiff, trichrome, and colloidal iron stains revealed novel, intracytoplasmic lumina, which were accentuated by immunoperoxidase staining with high-molecular-weight cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, and Arachis hypogaea lectin. Ultrastructural studies demonstrated multiple microvilli lining the intracytoplasmic lumina. We also review the literature on bilaterally multifocal oncocytomas.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / complications
  • Adenoma, Oxyphilic / pathology*
  • Adult
  • Cytoplasm / ultrastructure*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / complications
  • Hypertension / pathology
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Kidney Neoplasms / complications
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Microscopy, Electron