A position paper on standardizing the nonneoplastic kidney biopsy report.
The biopsy report for nonneoplastic kidney diseases represents a complex integration of clinical data with light, immunofluorescence, and electron microscopic findings. Practice guidelines for the handling and processing of the renal biopsy have previously been created. However, specific guidelines for essential pathologic parameters that should be included in these pathology reports do not exist. The Renal Pathology Society has coordinated an effort through the formation of an ad hoc committee to enumerate the essential elements and pathologic parameters that should be reported for every biopsy specimen. This endeavor aims to establish a minimum reporting standard and to improve communication between pathologists and other physicians. This document represents the collective effort and consensus opinions of this ad hoc committee of the Renal Pathology Society.
Department of Pathology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA. anthony.chang@uchospitals.edu
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Chang
Ian W
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Gibson
Arthur H
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Cohen
Jan J
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Weening
J Charles
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Jennette
Agnes B
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