Kidney carcinoma associated with Xp11.2 translocation / TFE3 (ASPL-TFE3) gene fusion

We report the case of a 58-year old patient, showing a solid image in the right kidney, who underwent radical nephrectomy that revealed neoplasia, whose pathological study led to the diagnosis of kidney carcinoma associated with Xp11.2 translocation / TFE3 (ASPL-TFE3) gene fusion. The authors discus...

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Main Authors: Paulo G. O. Salles, Mario Soto Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2005-06-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382005000300009