Embolic tubular epithelial cells in percutaneous renal biopsies

Four percutaneous renal biopsies with intravascular embolic tubular epithelial cells are presented. This unusual finding is presumably the result of the needle biopsy procedure and can be a puzzling and misleading artifact. It is postulated that dislodged tubular epithelial cells are pushed forward...

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Published inAmerican journal of clinical pathology Vol. 83; no. 6; pp. 716 - 719
Main Authors YAMASE, H. T, GILLIES, C. G
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago, IL American Society of Clinical Pathologists 01.06.1985
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Capillaries - ultrastructure
Cytoplasmic Granules - ultrastructure
Embolism - pathology
Epithelium - ultrastructure
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Kidney Glomerulus - blood supply
Kidney Glomerulus - pathology
Medical sciences
Microscopy, Electron
Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques
Staining and Labeling
Urinary system
Human
Pathology
Complication
Urinary system disease
Biopsy
Kidney
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Summary:Four percutaneous renal biopsies with intravascular embolic tubular epithelial cells are presented. This unusual finding is presumably the result of the needle biopsy procedure and can be a puzzling and misleading artifact. It is postulated that dislodged tubular epithelial cells are pushed forward into or pulled back into punctured intrarenal arteries and subsequently transported to distant glomeruli.
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ISSN:0002-9173
1943-7722
DOI:10.1093/ajcp/83.6.716