Table 2.
Patient and tumour characteristics in the included studies.
| Authors | n = | Age | Female/male | Tumour characteristics | Nephrometry score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size (mm) | Type | Fuhrman grade | Location | RENAL | PADUA | ||||
| Thomson et al. 14 | 7 | NR | NR | Median 25 (IQR 19–34) | 4 RCC 2 KMCR 1 KTCM |
NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Pech et al. 15 | 6 | Median 57 (IQR 51–68) | 3 F 3 M |
Median 27 (IQR 24–34) | NR | NR | 4 Central 2 Upper |
NR | NR |
| Diehl, et al. 16 | 5 | Median 66 (IQR 61–71) | 2 F 3 M |
Median 23 (IQR 19–29) | NR | NR | NR | Median 7 (IQR 6–8) | NR |
| Vroomen, et al. 17 | 1 | 52 | 1 M | 30 | 1 cRCC | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Canvasser et al. 18 | 41 | Mean 63.7 (SD 10.8) | 19 F 23 M |
Mean 20 (SD 6) | 13 ccRCC 4 pRCC 2 cRCC 1 Unclassified RCC 3 Non-diagnostic 2 Oncocytoma 17 No biopsy performed |
NR | 8 Upper pole 24 Interpolar 10 Lower pole |
Median 5 (IQR 4–6) | NR |
| Liu et al. 19 | 5 | Median 34 (IQR 34–68) | 3 F 2 M |
Median 28 (IQR 25–30) | NR | NR | NR | Median 8 (IQR 8–9) | NR |
| Wendler et al.20,21 | 7 | Median 73 (IQR 66–74) | 1 F 6 M |
Median 18 (IQR 17–23) | 5 ccRCC 2 pRCC |
4 Grade 1 3 Grade 2 |
2 Upper pole 4 Interpolar 1 Lower pole |
NR | Median 7 (IQR 6–8) |
| Buijs et al. 22 | 10 | Median 69 (IQR 62–73) | 3 F 7 M |
Median 19 (IQR 17–26) | 7 ccRCC 1 pRCC 2 Non-diagnostic |
2 Grade 1 5 Grade 2 1 Grade 3 2 Non-diagnostic |
4 Upper lobe 2 Middle lobe 2 Lower lober |
Median 6 (IQR 5–7) | Median 8 (IQR 7–9) |
| Gul et al. 23 | 1 | 57 | NR | 16 | 1 ccRCC | Grade 3 | NR | NR | NR |
ccRCC: clear cell renal cell carcinoma; cRCC: chromophobe renal cell carcinoma; IQR: interquartile range, KMCR: kidney metastasis from colorectal carcinoma; KTCM: kidney transitional cell carcinoma; NR: not reported; PADUA: preoperative aspects and dimensions used for anatomic; pRCC: papillary renal cell carcinoma; RENAL: radius exophytic/endophytic nearness anterior/posterior location.