Comparison of Standardized and Nonstandardized Nuclear Grade of Renal Cell Carcinoma to Predict Outcome Among 2,042 Patients
Open Access
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 118 (6), 877-886
- https://doi.org/10.1309/vlv6-brtr-hy5b-h485
Abstract
We compared the ability of original nuclear grades from surgical pathology reports and grades reviewed by a urologic pathologist to predict death due to renal cell carcinoma (RCC) for 2,042 patients treated with radical nephrectomy between January 1970 and December 1998. Reviewed grade 1 tumors had small, round nuclei with inconspicuous nucleoli visible at ×400; grade 2 contained round to slightly irregular nuclei with mildly enlarged nucleoli visible at ×200; grade 3 had round to irregular nuclei with prominent nucleoli visible at ×100; grade 4 contained enlarged pleomorphic or giant cells. Predictive abilities were compared using R2 values from Cox proportional hazards models. There were 1,733 (84.87%) clear cell, 222 (10.87%) papillary, and 87 (4.26%) chromophobe tumors. Reviewed grades were more predictive of death due to RCC than original grades for clear cell (R2, 21% vs 16%), papillary (R2, 16% vs 13%), and chromophobe (R2, 39% vs 27%) RCC. Among patients with clear cell and papillary RCC, this difference was apparent even after adjusting for the 1997 TNM stage. Standardized nuclear grades were more predictive of death due to RCC than nonstandardized grades for all subtypes studied.Keywords
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