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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 28.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Cancer Res. 2013 May 24;11(9):1061–1071. doi: 10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-13-0111

Table 1.

Clinical and Pathological Characteristics for Probands by Institution

UTSW UTHSCSA Cleveland NCI Total
(n = 6) (n = 4) (n = 26) (n = 47) (n = 83)
Gender
Male 4/6 (67%) 2/4 (50%) 7/26 (27%) 29/47 (62%) 42/83 (51%)
Female 2/6 (33%) 2/4 (50%) 19/26 (73%) 18/47 (38%) 41/83 (49%)
Race
Caucasian 6/6 (100%) 4/4 (100%) 20/23 (87%) 40/47 (85%) 70/80 (88%)
Asian 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/23 (4%) 3/47 (6%) 4/80 (5%)
African American 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/23 (0%) 2/47 (4%) 2/80 (3%)
American Indian 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/23 (4%) 0/47 (0%) 1/80 (1%)
Other 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/23 (4%) 2/47 (4%) 3/80 (4%)
Ethnicity
Hispanic 1/6 (17%) 2/4 (50%) 2/21 (10%) 1/46 (2%) 6/77 (8%)
Non-Hispanic 5/6 (83%) 2/4 (50%) 19/21 (90%) 45/46 (98%) 71/77 (92%)
Mean Age at Dx (range) 49.7 (24-

70)
48.3 (26-

59)
54.5 (30-79) 52.2 (33-

75)
52.5 (24-

79)
Laterality
Right 5/6 (83%) 1/2 (50%) 9/18 (50%) 18/47 (38%) 33/73 (45%)
Left 1/6 (17%) 0/2 (0%) 8/18 (44%) 15/47 (32%) 24/73 (33%)
Bilateral 0/6 (0%) 1/2 (50%) 1/18 (6%) 14/47 (30%) 16/73 (22%)
Focality
Unifocal 5/5 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 14/17 (82%) 28/47 (60%) 49/71 (69%)
Multifocal 0/5 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 3/17 (18%) 19/47 (40%) 22/71 (31%)
Histology
Clear Cell 6/6 (100%) 3/3 (100%) 12/17 (71%) 47/47

(100%)
68/73 (93%)
Papillary 0/6 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 1/17 (6%) 0/47 (0%) 1/73 (1%)
Chromophobe 0/6 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 1/17 (6%) 0/47 (0%) 1/73 (1%)
Oncocytic 0/6 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 1/17 (6%) 0/47 (0%) 1/73 (1%)
Transitional Cell 0/6 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 1/17 (6%) 0/47 (0%) 1/73 (1%)
Tubulopapillary 0/6 (0%) 0/3 (0%) 1/17 (6%) 0/47 (0%) 1/73 (1%)
Fuhrman Grade
I 0/3 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 3/15 (20%) 2/45 (4%) 5/64 (8%)
II 1/3 (33%) 0/1 (0%) 8/15 (53%) 35/45 (78%) 44/64 (69%)
III 2/3 (67%) 0/1 (0%) 2/15 (13%) 5/45 (11%) 9/64 (14%)
IV 0/3 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 2/15 (13%) 3/45 (7%) 6/64 (9%)
Mean Tumor Size (range) 5.9 (3.3-

8.0)
4.4 (1.5-

10.0)
5.1 (1.2-

14.5)
5.0 (1.2-

14.5)
pT
1 3/5 (60%) 0/1 (0%) 12/17 (71%) 31/47 (66%) 46/70 (66%)
2 0/5 (0%) 0/1 (0%) 2/17 (12%) 9/47 (19%) 11/70 (16%)
3 2/5 (40%) 0/1 (0%) 3/17 (18%) 6/47 (13%) 11/70 (16%)
4 0/5 (0%) 1/1 (100%) 0/17 (0%) 1/47 (2%) 2/70 (3%)
pN
0 1/2 (50%) 1/1 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 9/10 (90%) 13/15 (87%)
1 1/2 (50%) 0/1 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 1/10 (10%) 2/15 (13%)
M
0 3/3 (100%) 2/2 (100%) 37/47 (79%) 42/52 (81%)
1 0/3 (0%) 0/2 (0%) 10/47 (21%) 10/52 (19%)
Other Tumors (Proband)
Breast 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 11/26 (42%) 0/47 (0%) 11/83 (13%)
Thyroid 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 6/26 (23%) 4/47 (9%) 10/83 (12%)
Prostate 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 3/47 (6%) 3/83 (4%)
Uterus 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 2/26 (8%) 0/47 (0%) 2/83 (2%)
Thymoma 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/26 (4%) 1/47 (2%) 2/83 (2%)
Pancreas 1/6 (17%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 0/47 (0%) 1/83 (1%)
Bladder 1/6 (17%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 0/47 (0%) 1/83 (1%)
Esophagus 1/6 (17%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 0/47 (0%) 1/83 (1%)
Ovary 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/26 (4%) 0/47 (0%) 1/83 (1%)
Cervix 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/26 (4%) 0/47 (0%) 1/83 (1%)
Lung 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 1/47 (2%) 1/83 (1%)
Pheochromocytoma 0/6 (0%) 2/4 (50%) 0/26 (0%) 0/47 (0%) 2/83 (2%)
Melanoma 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/26 (4%) 1/47 (2%) 2/83 (2%)
Paraganglioma 0/6 (0%) 1/4 (25%) 0/26 (0%) 0/47 (0%) 1/83 (1%)
Carcinoid 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 1/47 (2%) 1/83 (1%)
Familial RCC
1st Degree Relatives
   0 4/6 (67%) 2/4 (50%) 13/26 (50%) 10/47 (21%) 29/83 (35%)
   1 0/6 (0%) 2/4 (50%) 13/26 (50%) 28/47 (60%) 43/83 (52%)
   2 2/6 (33%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 6/47 (13%) 8/83 (10%)
   3 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 3/47 (6%) 3/83 (4%)
2nd Degree Relatives
   0 5/6 (83%) 4/4 (100%) 14/26 (54%) 29/47 (62%) 52/83 (63%)
   1 1/6 (17%) 0/4 (0%) 12/26 (46%) 12/47 (26%) 25/83 (30%)
   2 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 6/47 (13%) 6/83 (7%)
Germline Mutation Testing *
VHL 6/6 (100%) 4/4 (100%) 2/26 (8%) 22/47 (47%) 34/83 (41%)
SDHB 0/6 (0%) 4/4 (100%) 12/26 (46%) 19/47 (40%) 35/83 (42%)
SDHC 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 11/26 (42%) 19/47 (40%) 30/83 (36%)
SDHD 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 11/26 (42%) 19/47 (40%) 30/83 (36%)
PTEN 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 25/26 (96%) 1/47 (2%) 26/83 (31%)
BRCA1/2 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 5/26 (19%) 0/47 (0%) 5/83 (6%)
MET 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 1/26 (4%) 3/47 (6%) 4/83 (5%)
FLCN 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 7/47 (15%) 7/83 (8%)
FH 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 4/47 (9%) 4/83 (5%)
TSC1/2 0/6 (0%) 0/4 (0%) 0/26 (0%) 3/47 (6%) 3/83 (4%)

Mean size (cm), grade and stage were determined on the largest tumor per patient. Dx, diagnosis; pT and pN, pathologic tumor and node stage according to American Joint Committee on Cancer, 2010 edition; M, clinical metastases.

*

Germline mutation testing refers to the number of individuals tested for mutation in each indicated gene. All genetic tests were negative.