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Table 2 Association between immunoreactivity for NE markers and histological subtype of RCC.

From: Evaluation of neuroendocrine markers in renal cell carcinoma

  

Immunoreactivity

 

Histological subtype

Marker

negative, n (%)

positive, n (%)

p-value

clear cell

serotonin

121 (93)

9 (7)

0.2

papillary

 

6 (75)

2 (25)

 

chromophobic

 

4 (80)

1 (20)

 

unclassified

 

2 (100)

0 (0)

 

clear cell

CD56

105 (82)

23 (18)

0.9

papillary

 

7 (78)

2 (22)

 

chromophobic

 

4 (80)

1 (20)

 

unclassified

 

2 (100)

0 (0)

 

clear cell

NSE

62 (48)

67 (52)

0.01

papillary

 

8 (80)

2 (20)

 

chromophobic

 

4 (100)

0 (0)

 

unclassified

 

2 (100)

0 (0)

 

clear cell

synaptophysin

130 (99)

1 (1)

0.2

papillary

 

9 (90)

1 (10)

 

chromophobic

 

5 (100)

0 (0)

 

unclassified

 

2 (100)

0 (0)

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