Renal cell carcinoma, unclassified type


Definition

  • A group of renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) whose morphology or growth pattern does not readily fit any of the RCC subtypes recognized by the current World Health Organization classification

Clinical features

Epidemiology

  • Represents 3%–5% of all RCCs

  • The incidence will decrease with the detection of genetic changes characteristic of RCC subtypes using next-generation sequencing.

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