Table 2.

Studies correlating mast cell (MC) count with microvascular density (MVD) in renal cancer patients.

Author, Reference, Year	Histological Types	Stage	Patients (n)	Methods of MC Identification	Methods of MVD Identification	Correlation between MC Count & MVD	p Value
Tuna [71] 2006	clear cell: 66.2% chromophobe: 14.1% papillary: 11.3% sarcomatoid: 8.5%	I–IV	71	histochemistry toludine blue	immunohistochemistry primary MoAb anti-CD31	yes	p = 0.034
Mohseni [72] 2010	clear cell: 72.5% granular cell: 12.5% sarcomatoid: 7.5% chromophobe: 5% papillary: 1%	I–IV	40	histochemistry toludine blue	immunohistochemistry primary MoAb anti-CD34	no	p = 0.45

MoAb, monoclonal antibody.