| AMP | adenosin monophosphate |
| ATP | adenosintriphosphat |
| CLD7 | Claudin 7 |
| CSS | cancer-specific survival |
| ccRCC | clear cell renal cell carcinoma |
| chRCC | chromophobe renal cell carcinoma |
| cGAMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosin monophosphate |
| cGMP | cyclic Guanosinmonophosphate |
| cGAS | cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosin monophosphate synthase |
| CTLA-4 | cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 |
| FFPE | formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded |
| FT-ICR | Fourier-transform ion cyclotron resonance |
| GMP | guanosin monophosphate |
| GTP | guanosintriphosphate |
| IFN | interferon |
| IkB or IKK | IkappaB kinase |
| IRF3 | interferon regulatory factor 3 |
| ISUP | International Society of Urological Pathology |
| KM | Kaplan–Meier |
| MALDI | High mass resolution matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization |
| MET | mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor |
| MSI | mass spectrometry imaging |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| OS | overall survival |
| PD-1 | programmed death 1 |
| PD-L1 | programmed Death-Ligand 1 |
| pRCC | papillary renal cell carcinoma |
| PFS | progression free survival |
| RMC | renal medullary carcinoma |
| rO | renal oncocytoma |
| STING | stimulator of interferon genes |
| TBK1 | Tank-binding kinase 1 |
| TNFα | tumor necrosis factor α |
| TMA | tissue microarray |
| WHO | World Health Organization |