What's new in kidney tumor pathology 2022 : WHO 5th edition updates

The 5th edition WHO Classification of Urinary and Male Genital Tumours (2022) introduces significant changes relevant to daily practice, especially in the completely restructured renal cell tumor chapters. Herein we highlight the most important diagnostic updates of known kidney tumor types, new and molecularly defined entities and emerging/provisional entities.

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The 5th edition of the WHO Classification of Urinary and Male Genital Tumours introduces significant changes, particularly in the renal cell tumor chapters which have been completely restructured. This update highlights the important diagnostic updates of known kidney tumor types, as well as the introduction of new and molecularly defined entities, and emerging/provisional entities.