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Prominent apical cytoplasmic bleb formation in metanephric adenoma: report of a case

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In a case of metanephric adenoma of the kidney, many apical cytoplasmic blebs were found on the luminal surface of tumor cells. The tumor, measuring 15 mm in diameter, was found incidentally in the right kidney of a 40-year-old woman. It consisted of a dense proliferation of cuboidal cells forming small tubules of round or irregular shape. The apical portion of the cytoplasm of tumor cells exhibited club-shaped expansion or dome-like protrusion which was largely occupied by numerous free ribosomes. The neck portion of the protruded apical cytoplasm was constricted, and the apical cytoplasm appeared to have been “pinched-off” and shed into the lumen. The prominent formation of apical cytoplasmic blebs has, to our knowledge, not been documented in renal tumors except in angiomyoadenomatous tumors. Its pathological significance is unknown, but it most likely represents a response of tumor cells to some hypoxic or toxic cellular injuries.

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  1. Department of Pathology, National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Fushimi, Kyoto, 612-8555, Japan

    Masayuki Shintaku

  2. Department of Pathology, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan

    Kenichiro Maeno

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Shintaku, M., Maeno, K. Prominent apical cytoplasmic bleb formation in metanephric adenoma: report of a case. Med Mol Morphol 49, 57–61 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00795-015-0124-1

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