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“Grades” of kidney cancer?

The grade of a cancer describes if the cells in the tumour are uniform and well organised, almost like a normal organ or tissue might look under the microscope (low grade); or if the cells appear very disorganised and different in size and shape (high grade). A higher grade tumour generally indicates a more aggressive cancer, which has implications for treatment selection.

Cells from low grade on the left (cells look similar to normal cells) to high grade on the right (disorganised and different in shape)