Table 2 Summary of clinicopathologic features of cases with tumor seeding along the biopsy needle tract
From: Needle tract seeding in renal tumor biopsies: experience from a single institution
Case | Age (years) | Sex | RCC subtype | Surgical procedure | Tumor stagea | Tumor size (cm) | ISUP nucleolar grade | Complete sampling | Follow up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 59 | F | PRCC, type 1 | Partial nephrectomy | pT1a | 2.3 | 1 | No | 1 month, died of stroke |
2 | 55 | M | PRCC, type 1 | Partial nephrectomy | pT1a | 2.1 | 2 | No | 11 months, no recurrence |
3 | 70 | F | PRCC, type 1 | Partial nephrectomy | pT1a | 1.7 | 1 | Yes | 52 months, no recurrence |
4 | 48 | M | PRCC, type 1 | Partial nephrectomy | pT1a | 1.5 | 1 | No | 6 months, no recurrence |
5 | 62 | M | PRCC, type 1 | Partial nephrectomy | pT1a | 1.2 | 2 | Yes | 10 months, no recurrence |
6 | 46 | M | PRCC, type 1 | Partial nephrectomy | pT1a | 3.8 | 3 | No | 13 months, no recurrence; lost to follow up |