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Multimodality imaging of thyroid-like follicular renal cell carcinoma with lung metastases, a new emerging tumor entity

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The International Society of Urological Pathology recently proposed classifying thyroid-like follicular renal cell carcinoma (TLF-RCC) as an emerging entity in renal epithelial tumors. Their entire proposal will be the framework for the next World Health Organization classification of renal tumors. Fewer than 15 cases of TLF-RCC have been reported in the literature up to date. We describe the multimodality imaging features of a patient with TLF-RCC. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in the literature commenting on the multimodality imaging appearance of this tumor.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 1473, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    R. A. Vicens, A. Balachandran & R. Vikram

  2. Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030-4009, USA

    C. C. Guo

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Vicens, R.A., Balachandran, A., Guo, C.C. et al. Multimodality imaging of thyroid-like follicular renal cell carcinoma with lung metastases, a new emerging tumor entity. Abdom Imaging 39, 388–393 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-013-0053-1

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