Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2

HP:0006732

What it means

A type of papillary renal cell carcinoma in which the papillae are covered by large eosinophilic cells with pleomorphic nuclei, prominent nucleoli, and nuclear pseudostratification.

Papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2 is a common feature of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer; HLRCC (OMIM 150800).

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Papillary renal cell carcinoma type 2

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.