Case Reports Surgical Pathology 2022 Exercise 6: Adult Cystic Nephroma

Authors

Jerome Philip Givi, MPH

Post Sophomore Fellow

Reima El Naili, MD

Harold James Williams, MD

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Laboratory Medicine

West Virginia University

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·       discuss the epidemiology and typical clinical presentation of adult cystic nephroma;

·       describe the radiographic, gross, and microscopic findings of adult cystic nephroma and the immunostains that can be used in making the diagnosis;

·       describe the genetic expression profiles common to adult cystic nephroma and mixed epithelial and stromal tumors (MEST);

·       discuss considerations in the differential diagnosis of adult cystic nephroma;

·       compare and contrast MEST and pediatric cystic nephroma; and

·       discuss the treatment and prognosis of adult cystic nephroma.