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=Disease that does not commonly get biopsied=
=Disease that does not commonly get biopsied=
==End stage kidney==
===General===
*Many end-stage renal disease (ESRD) kidneys have a similar appearance.
**Acception: polycystic kidney diseases have distinctive appearance, e.g. [[ADPKD]].
===Gross===
*Small kidneys.
*Thinned renal cortex.
*+/-Dilated renal calyces.
*+/-Cysts.
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Global sclerosis of the glomeruli.
*Interstitial fibrosis.
*+/-Thyroidization - colloid-like hyaline cast formation that impart an appearance that mimics the [[thyroid gland]]:<ref name=pmid19594588>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ito | first1 = S. | last2 = Kobayashi | first2 = A. | last3 = Tsuchiya | first3 = T. | last4 = Moriyama | first4 = Y. | last5 = Kikuchi | first5 = M. | last6 = Deguchi | first6 = T. | last7 = Yamaguchi | first7 = Y. | title = Thyroidization in renal allografts. | journal = Clin Transplant | volume = 23 Suppl 20 | issue =  | pages = 6-9 | month = Aug | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01001.x | PMID = 19594588 }}</ref>
**Typical of [[chronic pyelonephritis]] and obstructive nephropathy.
Image:
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/RENAHTML/RENAL108.html Thyroidization of the kidney (utah.edu)].
==Malignant hypertension==
==Malignant hypertension==
:''See: [[hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis]]''.
:''See: [[hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis]]''.
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