collecting duct carcinoma
collecting duct carcinoma
A rare (1% of kidney cancers) tumour that arises in the renal collecting duct epithelium, often in middle-aged males (male:female, 2–4:1).DiffDx
Papillary lesion (e.g., transitional cell carcinoma), metastatic carcinoma, renal medullary carcinoma.
Prognosis
Often advanced when diagnosed, some are very aggressive with half metastasising to regional nodes.