title: Non-neoplastic Pathology in Tumor Nephrectomy Specimens.
abstract: Risk factors for kidney cancers and medical kidney diseases are similar; therefore, it is not surprising that up to 25% of renal cell carcinoma patients have chronic kidney disease prior to nephrectomy and a significant number of patients with normal prenephrectomy renal function markers progress to chronic kidney disease over time. Evaluation of non-neoplastic parenchyma in tumor nephrectomy specimens can identify patients at risk for progression to chronic kidney disease, which is a critical step for early intervention and potential improvement of morbidity and mortality rates in this patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: VBijol@partners.org.
authors.forename: Vanesa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bijol
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Batal
keywords: Diabetic glomerulosclerosis; Nephrectomy; Normal kidney; Renal tumor; Solitary kidney; Vascular sclerosis