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CD 9 and vimentin distinguish clear cell from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma.

Williams AA, Higgins JP, Zhao H, Ljunberg B, Brooks JD. BMC Clin Pathol. 2009: 9 9

Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chRCC) can usually be distinguished by histologic characteristics. Occasionally, diagnosis proves challenging and diagnostic difficulty will likely increase as needle biopsies of renal lesions become more common.

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