{"id":10164,"date":"2020-05-21T15:49:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-21T07:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/?page_id=10164"},"modified":"2026-04-20T17:51:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:51:39","slug":"pathology-in-action-a-kidney-tumour","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-in-action-a-kidney-tumour\/","title":{"rendered":"Pathology in Action: A Kidney Tumour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\ta kidney tumour\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>In practice, the pathologist is part of a multidisciplinary group of clinicians that manages the patient.<\/p>\n<p>In a patient with a malignant kidney tumour that is amenable to resection, once the tumour is resected, the pathologist will examine the tumour both <strong>grossly<\/strong> and <strong>microscopically<\/strong> to record the important <strong>prognostic factors<\/strong>. These are based on internationally accepted criteria and guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a glimpse into how the pathologist examines a resected kidney specimen in order to help the multidisciplinary team decide on the next course of management.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tI. Renal cell carcinoma: Gross evaluation\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>How much can we tell by gross evaluation? What should we focus on?<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"716\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J2JqNBIwHu0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3>\n\t\tII.\u00a0Renal cell carcinoma: Tumour type and grade\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>How does the pathologist decide on the tumour type and then grade the tumour?<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"716\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F-2V9h75UAw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3>\n\t\tIII. Renal cell carcinoma: Microscopy and final report\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>How does the pathologist prepare a final histology report?<\/p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"670\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TzekhUocNIM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-in-action\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBack to Pathology in Action\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/medicine.nus.edu.sg\/pathweb\/pathology-demystified\/urogenital-pathology\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUrogenital Pathology Chapter Home\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a kidney tumour In practice, the pathologist is part of a multidisciplinary group of clinicians that manages the patient. 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