Nevertheless, the subtyping process can be more complex in some cases: differential diagnosis (CCRCC or TFE3 TRCC, PRCC or TFE3 TRCC, oncocytic tumors corresponding to ChRCC or oncocytoma), molecular confirmation (TFEB TRCC) and unclassified RCC.
Sporadic, nonfamilial kidney cancer includes clear cell kidney cancer (75%), type 1 papillary kidney cancer (10%), papillary type 2 kidney cancer (including collecting duct and medullary RCC) (5%), the microphalmia-associated transcription (MiT) family translocation kidney cancers (TFE3, TFEB, and MITF), chromophobe kidney cancer (5%), and oncocytoma (5%).