# Fuhrman nuclear grade (1982)

Fuhrman

Status: LIVE
Price: $0.005 USDC
`GET /api/calc/fuhrman`
HTML: https://magentlab.com/docs/fuhrman
Markdown: https://magentlab.com/docs/fuhrman.md

Not a medical device. Not a diagnosis, dose, or listing recommendation.

## What it computes

Echo the caller-assigned Fuhrman 1982 nuclear grade (1-4) with the published nuclear-feature description. magent does not read slides. Not WHO/ISUP 2016.

## When to use

When an agent already has a Fuhrman 1982 nuclear grade as assigned by the caller and needs the published grade description. magent does not read slides, assign grade from histology, or map to WHO/ISUP 2016.

## When not to use

- Not a medical device. magent does not read slides.
- The caller assigns Fuhrman 1982 nuclear grade 1-4. magent does not grade nuclei, measure nuclear diameter, or inspect nucleoli.
- Fuhrman 1982 four nuclear grades only. Not WHO/ISUP 2016. This tool does not convert Fuhrman grade to WHO/ISUP grade.
- Not an RCC diagnosis. Not a treatment or nephrectomy order. No survival bands.

## Formula

```
fuhrman_grade in {1, 2, 3, 4} as assigned by the caller (Fuhrman 1982 four nuclear grades in order of increasing nuclear size, irregularity, and nucleolar prominence). Not WHO/ISUP 2016. magent does not read slides.
```

## Citation

[Prognostic significance of morphologic parameters in renal cell carcinoma](https://doi.org/10.1097/00000478-198210000-00007)
Fuhrman SA, Lasky LC, Limas C
Am J Surg Pathol. 1982;6(7):655-663
DOI: [10.1097/00000478-198210000-00007](https://doi.org/10.1097/00000478-198210000-00007)

## Worked example

### Grade 1 small uniform nuclei

Given: `fuhrman_grade=1`

1. fuhrman_grade 1 as assigned by the caller
2. small (~10 μm) round, uniform nuclei; nucleoli absent or inconspicuous


### Grade 4 bizarre multilobed nuclei

Given: `fuhrman_grade=4`

1. fuhrman_grade 4 as assigned by the caller
2. as for grade 3 with bizarre often multilobed nuclei ± spindle cells


## Also searched as

- Fuhrman grade
- Fuhrman nuclear grade
- Fuhrman 1982
- RCC nuclear grade
- renal cell carcinoma grade
- Fuhrman 1-4
- nuclear grading RCC
- Fuhrman nucleolar grade

## Parameters

- `fuhrman_grade` (integer, required): Fuhrman 1982 nuclear grade 1-4 as assigned by the caller (1 small ~10 μm round uniform nuclei, nucleoli absent or inconspicuous; 2 larger ~15 μm nuclei with outline irregularities, nucleoli visible at ×400; 3 even larger ~20 μm with obvious irregular outline, nucleoli prominent at ×100; 4 as for grade 3 with bizarre often multilobed nuclei ± spindle cells). Integer 1-4 only; reject 0, 5, 1.5, and roman I. Not WHO/ISUP 2016. magent does not read slides.

## Bulk (POST)

POST the same path with a JSON items array. The first item is the GET unit; each additional item is $0.002. Invalid items return HTTP 400 before settlement.

Method: `POST /api/calc/fuhrman`
Max items: 25
Price: unit_amount + extra_item_amount * (n - 1) (unit 5000 atomic, extra 2000 atomic)
Status: PREVIEW

- 1 to 25 items. Each item uses the same keys as the GET query parameters.
- POST of 1 item costs the same as GET. Lists longer than 25: chunk into multiple POSTs. Extra items still execute; do not pad dummy rows.
- The first invalid item fails the whole request (index in the 400 JSON). You are not charged.
- HTTP 200 is {count, path, items}. Each items[i] is the GET 200 body for that row.
- Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) stay paid 200s inside that slot.
- x402 resource URL is this path plus n and body_sha256. Browsers that prefer text/html get the same paywall as GET; Pay retries POST with the same items.

Example request:

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "fuhrman_grade": "1"
    },
    {
      "fuhrman_grade": "1"
    }
  ]
}
```

Human paywall (two-item fixture): https://api.magentlab.com/paywall/bulk/fuhrman

Example 200:

```json
{
  "count": 2,
  "path": "/api/calc/fuhrman",
  "items": [
    {
      "description": "Small (~10 μm) round, uniform nuclei; nucleoli absent or inconspicuous",
      "components": [
        {
          "factor": "grade_1",
          "met": true
        },
        {
          "factor": "grade_2",
          "met": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "grade_3",
          "met": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "grade_4",
          "met": false
        }
      ],
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Fuhrman SA, Lasky LC, Limas C",
        "doi": "10.1097/00000478-198210000-00007",
        "id": "fuhrman-1982",
        "pmid": "7180965",
        "source": "Am J Surg Pathol. 1982;6(7):655-663",
        "title": "Prognostic significance of morphologic parameters in renal cell carcinoma"
      },
      "formula": "fuhrman",
      "formula_expression": "fuhrman_grade in {1, 2, 3, 4} as assigned by the caller (Fuhrman 1982 four nuclear grades in order of increasing nuclear size, irregularity, and nucleolar prominence). Not WHO/ISUP 2016. magent does not read slides.",
      "fuhrman_grade": 1
    },
    {
      "description": "Small (~10 μm) round, uniform nuclei; nucleoli absent or inconspicuous",
      "components": [
        {
          "factor": "grade_1",
          "met": true
        },
        {
          "factor": "grade_2",
          "met": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "grade_3",
          "met": false
        },
        {
          "factor": "grade_4",
          "met": false
        }
      ],
      "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
      "citation": {
        "authors": "Fuhrman SA, Lasky LC, Limas C",
        "doi": "10.1097/00000478-198210000-00007",
        "id": "fuhrman-1982",
        "pmid": "7180965",
        "source": "Am J Surg Pathol. 1982;6(7):655-663",
        "title": "Prognostic significance of morphologic parameters in renal cell carcinoma"
      },
      "formula": "fuhrman",
      "formula_expression": "fuhrman_grade in {1, 2, 3, 4} as assigned by the caller (Fuhrman 1982 four nuclear grades in order of increasing nuclear size, irregularity, and nucleolar prominence). Not WHO/ISUP 2016. magent does not read slides.",
      "fuhrman_grade": 1
    }
  ]
}
```

## Response fields

- `formula` (string): fuhrman
- `formula_expression` (string): Published Fuhrman 1982 nuclear-grade rule
- `fuhrman_grade` (integer): Caller-assigned Fuhrman 1982 nuclear grade 1-4
- `description` (string): Fuhrman 1982 nuclear-feature wording for that grade
- `components` (array): Per-grade Tree rows grade_1, grade_2, grade_3, grade_4 with factor and met; exactly one is met
- `citation` (object): Fuhrman 1982 Am J Surg Pathol citation
- `disclaimer` (string): Not-a-device notice

## Example JSON

Frozen fixture. Not a live lookup.

```json
{
  "description": "Small (~10 μm) round, uniform nuclei; nucleoli absent or inconspicuous",
  "components": [
    {
      "factor": "grade_1",
      "met": true
    },
    {
      "factor": "grade_2",
      "met": false
    },
    {
      "factor": "grade_3",
      "met": false
    },
    {
      "factor": "grade_4",
      "met": false
    }
  ],
  "disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
  "citation": {
    "authors": "Fuhrman SA, Lasky LC, Limas C",
    "doi": "10.1097/00000478-198210000-00007",
    "id": "fuhrman-1982",
    "pmid": "7180965",
    "source": "Am J Surg Pathol. 1982;6(7):655-663",
    "title": "Prognostic significance of morphologic parameters in renal cell carcinoma"
  },
  "formula": "fuhrman",
  "formula_expression": "fuhrman_grade in {1, 2, 3, 4} as assigned by the caller (Fuhrman 1982 four nuclear grades in order of increasing nuclear size, irregularity, and nucleolar prominence). Not WHO/ISUP 2016. magent does not read slides.",
  "fuhrman_grade": 1
}
```

## Errors

- HTTP 400 `invalid_fuhrman`: fuhrman_grade must be 1, 2, 3, or 4 (Fuhrman 1982 nuclear grade). Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_items`: POST body must be a JSON object with only an items array Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item_count`: items must be an array of 1 to 25 objects Returned before settlement; you are not charged.
- HTTP 400 `invalid_item`: each items entry must be a JSON object Returned before settlement; you are not charged.

Shared HTTP 402 and 503: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

## Related tools

- [R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry](https://magentlab.com/docs/renal-nephrometry) — Sum the Kutikov 2009 R.E.N.A.L. nephrometry score for a renal mass from four caller-assigned published item points (radius, exophytic/endophytic, nearness, location) and return the integer total (4–12) plus anterior and hilar descriptors. Does not return complexity bands.
- [Motzer](https://magentlab.com/docs/motzer) — Sum the Motzer 1999 MSKCC adverse factors for advanced RCC and return favorable (0), intermediate (1–2), or poor (≥3). Motzer 1999 reported median survival of 20, 10, and 4 months in those interferon-era groups as published cohort results, not a predicted survival.

## Payment

Unpaid requests return HTTP 402 even if query parameters or POST items are missing or invalid, so CDP and agents can index the path. After a PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid params return HTTP 400 JSON before settlement. magent does not charge. Fix the params, then request a new 402 quote for that complete URL. Catalog misses (empty matches, found=false) are valid paid 200s.

- GET the tool with Accept: application/json (do not send Accept: text/html unless you want the human paywall).
- HTTP 402 means you have not paid. Decode the base64 PAYMENT-REQUIRED header. HTTP 503 is not a new quote.
- Sign accepts[0] (exact, EIP-3009) with validBefore = now + maxTimeoutSeconds (600 seconds), or accepts[1] (batch-settlement deposit/voucher) on product GET. Ping and POST {items} stay exact. Magent retries transient facilitator 429/5xx before answering.
- Retry the same URL with PAYMENT-SIGNATURE (base64 JSON of accepted and payload). Magent attaches canonical extensions.bazaar on CDP verify/settle; echoing 402 bazaar is optional.
- Success is HTTP 200 JSON plus PAYMENT-RESPONSE. exact settles before the tool. batch-settlement verifies (and deposit-settles) before the tool and commits the charge after HTTP 2xx. HTTP 503: retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE. Mint a new exact nonce only after a new HTTP 402.

- offered `exact` on eip155:8453: Fixed-price USDC on Base. The buyer authorizes the advertised amount (EIP-3009). magent settles before the tool runs (paymentFlow upfront). extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=upfront.
- offered `batch-settlement` on eip155:8453: Payment-channel vouchers claimed later in batches. Exact stays accepts[0]. Same-path POST {items} is still exact. extra.assetTransferMethod=eip3009 extra.paymentFlow=authorization.

- not offered `upto`: Not offered. Usage-based: buyer authorizes a ceiling, seller settles the actual amount after work. Reserved for a future metered tool. Not for current calculators or code search.

Same-path POST {items} is still scheme exact: one EIP-3009 authorization for GET unit plus $0.002 per extra item. That is not x402 batch-settlement (payment channels / vouchers).

Shared HTTP 402 and 503 table: https://magentlab.com/docs/payments

Stdio MCP (one process per host): https://magentlab.com/docs/mcp

## Guarantees

- HTTP 402 is unpaid, including a missing query. After PAYMENT-SIGNATURE, invalid parameters return HTTP 400 before settlement. You are not charged. HTTP 402 never includes the tool JSON.
- exact: settlement finishes before the tool (paymentFlow upfront). batch-settlement: verify/deposit before the tool; chargedCumulativeAmount commits after HTTP 2xx. Uncertain or failed settlement fails closed (HTTP 503). Retry the same PAYMENT-SIGNATURE.
- HTTP 402 is unpaid only. Do not sign a second authorization because of a 503.
- Execution is timeout-bounded and concurrency-capped.
- Calculator inputs are stored encrypted for allowlisted operators (Magent Console). They are not in public logs, SSH lookups, catalog, or rollups. Request logs store path without query.
