Renal transplant pathology

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Renal transplant pathology is grouped with the medical kidney diseases, as this one leads to the other, and many renal transplants have recurrence of the pathology that lead to renal failure.

Rejection

There is a consensus on categories - known as "Banff 97".

Overview

Allograft biopsy categories (Banff 97):[1]

Type Key morphologic finding
Normal no inflammation
Suspicious for acute rejection focal mild tubulitis (1-4 mononuclear cells/tubular cross section)
Acute/active rejection tubulitis (>4 mononuclear cells/tubular cross section); see separate table for grading
Chronic/sclerosing allograft nephropathy interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy; see separate table for grading

Acute/active rejection

Acute/active rejection in allograft biopsies (Banff 97):[1]

Grade Key morphologic finding
IA 4< mononuclear cell/tubular cross section or 10 tubular cells <10; >25% of parenchyma
IB >10 mononuclear cell/tubular cross section or 10 tubular cells; >25% of parenchyma
IIA mild-to-moderate intimal arteritis; <=25% of luminal area
IIB severe intimal arteritis; >25% of luminal area
III transmural arteritis and/or fibrinoid necrosis

Chronic/sclerosing allograft nephropathy

Chronic rejection (Banff 97):[1]

Grade Key morphologic finding
Grade 1 mild interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy
Grade 2 moderate interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy
Grade 3 severe interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy

C4d staining

General

  • Acute rejection associated with C4d staining.[2]
  • Mean graft survival is ~4 years for C4d+ interstitial capillaries vs. ~8 years for C4d- renal grafts.[3]

Microscopic

Features:[4]

  • Diffuse cytoplasmic C4d staining of the peritubular capillaries.

Image:

Acute rejection

  • Acute rejection has a standardized classification Banff classification.[5]

Diagnosis of acute rejection requires:

  1. Serology.
  2. IHC (C4d).
    • This is somewhat debated.
  3. Morphology.

Infection

Polyomavirus nephropathy

See also: Urine_cytopathology#Human_polyoma_infection and Polyomavirus.

General

  • This bad-boy is associated with failure of transplanted kidneys.[6]
  • Treatment: reduce immunosuppression.[7]

Microscopic

Features:[7]

  • Ground glass-like nuclear inclusions.
  • Nuclear enlargement.

Images:

IHC

Features:

  • SV40 +ve (nuclear staining).

Images:

Transplant-related pathology

Transplant glomerulopathy

Microscopic

Features:[9]

  • Irregular GBM thickening - key feature.
  • Tram-tracking of basement membrane.
  • Increased mesangial matrix.
  • Segmental and global glomerular sclerosis.

DDx (tram-tracking):

Chronic allograft nephropathy

  • Abbreviated CAN.
  • AKA chronic/sclerosing allograft nephropathy.

General

  • Month-years post-transplant.
  • Gradual decline in graft function - typically with hypertension and hematuria.[10]
  • Leading cause of chronic graft failure.[11]

Microscopic

Features:[9]

  • Arterial & arteriolar luminal narrowing - key feature.
    • Due to intimal and medial thickening.
  • Interstitial fibrosis and renal tubular atrophy.

Image:

Calcineurin-inhibitor toxicity

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Hyaline arteriopathy with a peripheral and nodular distribution (chronic toxicity).
  • +/-Thrombotic microangiopathy - see microscopic for TMA.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fogo, Agnes B.; Kashgarian, Michael (2005). Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology: A Companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney 7E (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 400. ISBN 978-1416028710.
  2. ↑ Vascular deposition of complement-split products in kidney allografts with cell-mediated rejection. Feucht HE, Felber E, Gokel MJ, Hillebrand G, Nattermann U, Brockmeyer C, Held E, Riethmüller G, Land W, Albert E. Clin Exp Immunol. 1991 Dec;86(3):464-70. PMID 1747954.
  3. ↑ Impact of humoral alloreactivity early after transplantation on the long-term survival of renal allografts. Lederer SR, Kluth-Pepper B, Schneeberger H, Albert E, Land W, Feucht HE. Kidney Int. 2001 Jan;59(1):334-41. PMID 11135088.
  4. ↑ URL: http://www.humpath.com/spip.php?article14451. Accessed on: 22 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Racusen LC, Solez K, Colvin RB, et al. (February 1999). "The Banff 97 working classification of renal allograft pathology". Kidney Int. 55 (2): 713–23. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00299.x. PMID 9987096. http://www.nature.com/ki/journal/v55/n2/full/4490631a.html.
  6. ↑ Mackenzie EF, Poulding JM, Harrison PR, Amer B (1978). "Human polyoma virus (HPV)--a significant pathogen in renal transplantation". Proc Eur Dial Transplant Assoc 15: 352–60. PMID 216990.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nickeleit, Volker; Singh, Harsharan K. Polyomavirus Allograft Nephropathy: Clinico-Pathological Correlations. URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/bookshelf/br.fcgi?book=eurekah&part=A74503#A74539. Accessed on: 8 November 2010.
  8. ↑ URL: http://tpis1.upmc.com:81/tpis/kidney/KAINbk.html. Accessed on: 11 November 2011.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Fogo, Agnes B.; Kashgarian, Michael (2005). Diagnostic Atlas of Renal Pathology: A Companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney 7E (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 411. ISBN 978-1416028710.
  10. ↑ Joosten, SA.; Sijpkens, YW.; van Kooten, C.; Paul, LC. (Jul 2005). "Chronic renal allograft rejection: pathophysiologic considerations.". Kidney Int 68 (1): 1-13. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1755.2005.00376.x. PMID 15954891.
  11. ↑ Paul, LC. (Sep 1999). "Chronic allograft nephropathy: An update.". Kidney Int 56 (3): 783-93. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00611.x. PMID 10469349.
  12. ↑ Zarifian A, Meleg-Smith S, O'donovan R, Tesi RJ, Batuman V (June 1999). "Cyclosporine-associated thrombotic microangiopathy in renal allografts". Kidney Int. 55 (6): 2457–66. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1755.1999.00492.x. PMID 10354295.
  13. ↑ Fogo, Agnes; Bruijn, Jan A.; Cohen, Arthur H.; Colvin, Robert B.;Jennette, J. Charles (2006). Fundamentals of Renal Pathology (1st ed.). Springer. pp. 203. ISBN 978-0387311265.
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