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Tubulocystic Renal Cell Carcinoma: An Underrecognized Clinicopathologic Entity

Sudeep Khera, Poonam Elhence, Taruna Yadav and Himanshu Pandey
Ochsner Journal June 2022, 22 (2) 182-187; DOI: https://doi.org/10.31486/toj.21.0065
Sudeep Khera
1Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
MBBS, MD
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Poonam Elhence
1Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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Taruna Yadav
2Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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Himanshu Pandey
3Department of Urology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, India
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