Kidney
The kidney is an important organ in the abdomen that does the following:
- Water balance & blood pressure regulation,
- Acid-base balance,
- Removes toxins/cleans the blood, and
- Produces hormones (e.g. erythropoietin).
Normal
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Missed biopsy
KIDNEY, RIGHT, BIOPSY: - SCANT BENIGN ADIPOSE TISSUE AND A FEW SMALL BLOOD VESSELS. - NO RENAL PARENCHYMA IS IDENTIFIED. - NO EVIDENCE OF MALIGNANCY. COMMENT: The indication (mass lesion) and clinical suspicion is noted. The tissue sample may not be representative of the lesions seen radiologically. Clinical correlation is required.
Micro
The sections show benign adipose tissue with a few small blood vessels. The core length (at microscopy) is approximately 9 millimetres. No renal parenchyma is identified. No nuclear atypia is identified. No significant amount of smooth muscle is apparent.
Tumours
Main article: Kidney tumours
This is mostly the domain of urology.
This article cover the common renal tumours:
- Renal cell carcinoma.
- Oncocytoma.
- Most other tumours... except urothelial tumours are dealt with in the urothelium article.
Pediatric tumours are covered in pediatric kidney tumours.
Medical kidney diseases
Main article: Medical kidney diseases
This is almost a specialty for itself. Lots of interaction with nephrologists. Cystic renal disease is dealt with in a separate article called cystic kidney diseases.
Developmental
Horseshoe kidney
General
- Anatomical variant.
- Prevalence ~1 in 500.[1]
Gross
- The inferior poles of the kidneys are joined with one another - have the shape of a horseshoe.
Image:
Multicystic renal dysplasia
- Abbreviated MRD.
General
- Most common cause of abdominal mass in newborns.[2]
- Subtype of renal dysplasia.[2]
- May be unilateral or involve only part of a kidney.[3]
Gross
- Kidney has multiple large cysts or differing sizes.
DDx:
- ARPKD - has less variability of cyst size.
Images:
Microscopic
Features:[3]
- Cystic spaces.
- Fibrous stroma.
- Islands of cartilage.
Image:
Renal medullary dysplasia
General
- Associated with:
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.[4]
- Placental insufficiency.[5]
Microscopic
Features:[4]
- Widely spaced tubules in the medulla of the kidney.
See also
References
- ↑ Klatt, Edward C. (2006). Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 233. ISBN 978-1416002741.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/982560-overview. Accessed on: 4 January 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Klatt, Edward C. (2006). Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology (1st ed.). Saunders. pp. 237. ISBN 978-1416002741.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dotto, J.; Reyes-Múgica, M. (Jan 2007). "Renal medullary dysplasia is diagnostic of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome.". Int J Surg Pathol 15 (1): 60-1. doi:10.1177/1066896906295685. PMID 17172498.
- ↑ Sparrow, DB.; Boyle, SC.; Sams, RS.; Mazuruk, B.; Zhang, L.; Moeckel, GW.; Dunwoodie, SL.; de Caestecker, MP. (Apr 2009). "Placental insufficiency associated with loss of Cited1 causes renal medullary dysplasia.". J Am Soc Nephrol 20 (4): 777-86. doi:10.1681/ASN.2008050547. PMID 19297558.