6 results
Kidney Biopsy - Diagnosis Algorithms
1) Normal Glomerulus by LM
2) Glomerular Crescents
3) Double Contours of GBM
4) Endocapillary
2) Glomerular Crescents ... Double Contours of GBM ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #pathology
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
minor criteria present ... aggregates) in BM ... unless an AHN is present ... #mastocytosis #hemepath ... #pathology #algorithm
This image shows acellular scanning EM with a fibrocellular crescent with entrapped RBCs. The glomerulus is
acellular scanning EM ... fibrocellular crescent ... fibrocellular #crescent ... SEM #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
lungs, liver) • BM ... indolent • Most present ... lymphoma #ALKPos #hemepath ... #pathology
T-LGL leukemia - T-CeIl Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia
Clinical
 - Persistent (>6mo) lymphocytosis (2-20k) with proven clonality
disease - Most present ... presentation (PB, BM ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #hemepath ... #pathology #diagnosis
This image shows acellular scanning EM with empty lacunar spaces of a fibrocellular crescent previously occupied
acellular scanning EM ... fibrocellular crescent ... fibrocellular #crescent ... SEM #clinical #nephrology ... #pathology