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. 2014 Oct 29;9:163. doi: 10.1186/s13023-014-0163-z

Table 2.

Summary of clinical and histopathological characteristics of renal tumours among 33 patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé

Characteristics Number of patients
Gender Male 21
Female 12
Tumour number 1 20
2 4
Multifocal 9
Tumour histology Oncocytoma/Chromophobe/Hybrid chromophobe- oncocytoma 23
Clear cell 3
Papillary (type undetermined) 1
Undifferentiated 1
N/A 5
Extra-renal manifestations § Lung cysts/pneumothorax 22
Fibrofolliculomas 19
None 4

§twelve patients had both pulmonary and dermatological manifestations. RCC, renal call carcinoma.