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. 2018 May;8(4):373–382. doi: 10.21037/qims.2018.04.09

Table 1. Cohort demographics and radiologic/pathologic features.

Tumor features sRCC(n=17) ccRCC(n=17) P
Mean age (years) 60.3 64.5 0.413
Sex (males) 10 10 1
Median tumor size by pathology (cm) 11 9 0.493
Median tumor size by MRI (cm) 9.8 9 0.731
Pathologic tumor category 0.21
   T1 and T2 3 7
   T3 13 8
   T4 1 2
Pathologic N category 0.023*
   N0 7 5
   N1 5 1
   N2 2 0
   NX 3 11
Clinical metastasis 1
   Negative (M0) or unknown 9 9
   Positive (M1) 8 8
Perineural invasion 2 0 0.145
Lympho-vascular invasion 10 6 0.169
Renal capsule invasion 13 8 0.078
Tumor necrosis 0.008*
   0% 0 8
   1–20% 10 4
   21–40% 5 4
   41–60% 2 0
   >60% 0 1

*, significant difference. RCC, renal cell carcinoma; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; ccRCC, clear cell renal cell carcinoma.