Table 2 Pathology and radiology characteristics of unilocular cystic and solid RCC.

From: Comparison of survival between unilocular cystic and purely solid renal cell carcinoma

 

Unilocular cRCC

Solid RCC

P value

n = 74

n = 144

Fuhrman grade

  

P < 0.001

 G1

33 (44.6%)

8 (5.6%)

 

 G2

39 (52.7%)

84 (58.3%)

 

 G3

2 (2.7%)

45 (31.3%)

 

 G4

/

7 (4.9%)

 

Metastasis

  

P = 0.501

 N0M0

71 (95.9%)

135 (93.8%)

 

 N + and M0

3 (4.1%)

9 (6.2%)

 

pT

  

P = 0.006

 1

66 (89.2%)

113 (78.5%)

 

 2

8 (10.8%)

10 (6.9%)

 

 3

/

20 (13.9%)

 

 4

/

1 (0.7%)

 

Histology

  

P = 0.021

 Clear cell

64 (86.4%)

137 (95.1%)

 

 Papillary

9 (12.2%)

4 (2.8%)

 

 Chromophobe

1 (1.4%)

3 (2.1%)

 

Papillary subtype

  

P = 0.217

 Type I

7 (78%)

1 (25%)

 

 Type II

2 (22%)

3 (75%)

 

 Diameter of tumor

mean ± SD, cm

4.45 ± 1.10

4.55 ± 0.96

P = 0.521

 Volume

mean ± SD, cm3

100.63 ± 74.02

105.88 ± 67.20

P = 0.599

R.E.N.A.L. score

  

P = 0.955

 < 7

3 (4.1%)

5 (3.5%)

 

 7 ~ 9

25 (33.8%)

51 (35.4%)

 

 10 ~ 12

46 (62.2%)

88 (61.1%)

 

Bosniak classification

   

 I

/

/

 

 II

/

/

 

 II F

2 (2.7%)

/

 

 III

26 (35.1%)

/

 

 IV

46 (62.2%)

/

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