Pediatric renal and genitourinary tract tumors and the contributions of Dr. Louis "Pepper" Dehner therewith

Semin Diagn Pathol. 2016 Nov;33(6):419-426. doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2016.08.005. Epub 2016 Aug 31.

Abstract

Dr. Louis "Pepper" Dehner is an internationally renowned surgical pathologist, especially in the subspecialty of pediatric pathology. Although his clinical and academic expertise are broad, with over 400 published articles, some of his most intriguing contributions have been in the area of pediatric renal and genitourinary pathology. This review focuses on the entities in these following organ systems where he has focused his efforts: malignant rhabdoid tumor, renal medullary carcinoma, Ewing sarcoma/peripheral neuroectodermal tumor, and the DICER1-related lesions cystic nephroma, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma of the uterine cervix, and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor.

Keywords: Cystic nephroma; DICER1; Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma; Renal medullary carcinoma; Sertoli–Leydig tumor.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Urogenital Neoplasms / pathology*