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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Urol. 2010 Sep 17;184(5):1877–1881. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.06.105

Table 3.

Fuhrman nuclear grade based on percutaneous biopsy of primary tumor and final nephrectomy pathology (MDACC, 1991–2007)

Fuhrman Nuclear Grade Percutaneous biopsy
N (%)
Nephrectomy
N (%)
1 4 (3.8) 1 (1.0)
2 33 (31.7) 9 (8.2)
3 51 (49.0) 34 (31.2)
4 16 (15.4) 65 (59.6)
High grade 5 (4.6) 0