The cytogenetics of the Chromophillic renal cell carcinoma is characterized by: (A) Mutant VHL gene, (B) Loss 3p, (C) Trisomy 7/17, (D) Loss of 5q3
Answer is C. Chromophillic carcinoma is the other name of papillary renal cell carcinoma because 80% of Chromophillic cancers show tubopapillary architecture. As discussed, papillary cancer is associated with trisomy 7,16,17