Synonyms

Bellini duct carcinoma
Renal carcinoma, collecting duct type

Definitions

Kidney
ICD-O-3 topography code:	C64
ICD10:	C64

Carcinoma of the collecting ducts of Bellini is a rare neoplasm accounting for <1% of renal malignancies and thought to be derived from the principal cells of the collecting duct of Bellini. It is typically located in the medullary zone of the kidney and histologically characterized by a tubular or tubulopapillary growth pattern with infiltrating, irregular angulated glands and a desmoplastic stroma ¹

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. Invasive growth and metastatic spread occur frequently ²

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Tokuda N, Naito S, Matsuzaki O, Nagashima Y, Ozono S, Igarashi T, (2006)
Collecting duct (Bellini duct) renal cell carcinoma: a nationwide survey in Japan.
J Urol 176: 40-3; discussion 43

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