Histologic Diagnosis of Renal Mass Biopsy

Concerns about renal mass biopsy.

I read with great interest the case report by Abourbih and colleagues.1 In few last decades, the diagnosis of small renal masses (SRMs) has increased due to the routine use of imaging modalities.2 Small renal masses represent 48% to 66% of all renal cell carcinomas and only 1% of them will spread to distant metastasis.3 There is a need to biopsy SRMs to distinguish their behavior by radiologic ...

to biopsy a small renal mass, or not?

Renal mass biopsy using Raman spectroscopy identifies malignant and benign renal tumors: potential for pre-operative diagnosis

The accuracy of renal mass biopsy to diagnose malignancy can be affected by multiple factors. Here, we investigated the feasibility of Raman spectroscopy to distinguish malignant and benign renal tumors using biopsy specimens. Samples were collected from 63 patients who received radical or partial nephrectomy, mass suspicious of cancer and distal parenchyma were obtained from resected kidney us...

Percutaneous bone biopsy in the diagnosis of renal osteodystrophy.

Renal failure is associated with many complex bone and mineral complications. The spectrum of diseases is wide, encompassing defects in bone turnover, remodeling, and mineralization. Disease is currently defined in terms of whether a high or low turnover lesion is present. Measurement of serum parathyroid hormone levels (PTH) remains an important aspect in the management of renal bone disease, ...

Directed conjunctival biopsy and impact of histologic sectioning methodology on the diagnosis of ocular sarcoidosis

BACKGROUND Sarcoidosis is an idiopathic, multi-system, granulomatous disease with well-described ocular manifestations. However, other uveitic etiologies can manifest in a similar fashion, and ocular disease may precede systemic manifestations. Definitive diagnosis requires histologic confirmation of non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. This study reports the diagnostic yield of directed b...