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U15-1 -Benign Nephrosclerosis, End Stage kidney.


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Description Benign Nephrosclerosis, End Stage kidney.
Author Department of Pathology
Copyright Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine

Specimen:
Two bisected kidneys

Gross Pathology:
1. Both kidneys are reduced in size with finely granular outer surface showing scattered small cysts.
2. Cut section shows reduced cortex, indistinct from medulla.
3. There is apparent increase in the peri-pelvic fat.
 

Diagnosis
Benign nephrosclerosis; end stage kidney

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