Table 1

Clinicopathological features of reported cases of sarcoid-like reaction associated with conventional clear cell type renal carcinoma in patients without sarcoidosis

Reference

Age (y)/Sex

Histology

Tumor size (cm)

Follow-up

Hes et al. [3] (2003)

73 to 85 (mean 78.3)/2M, 1F

Granulomatous reaction within tumorous stroma

2.3 to 7.0 (mean 4.4)

6 months to 4 years

Kovacs et al. [4] (2004)

62/F

Granulomatous reaction within tumorous stroma and fibrous stroma surrounding the tumor

6.0

15 months

Shah et al. [5] (2010)

62/M

Granulomatous reaction within tumorous stroma

5.0

12 months

Present case

62/M

Peritumoral sarcoid-like reaction without intratumoral granulomas

3.5

30 months

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