Kidney Biopsy in Patients with Cancer along the Last Decade: A Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, following the new advances in cancer treatments and the increasing prevalence of kidney disease in the population, more kidney biopsies are being performed. The aim of our study is to analyze clinical and histological characteristics of patients with active solid organ malignancy who underwent kidney biopsy. This is a multi-center collaborative retrospective study supported by groups GLOSEN/Onconephrology from the Spanish Society of Nephrology. Clinical, demographical and histological data were collected.

Results

A total of 148 patients with cancer who underwent a kidney biopsy from 12 hospitals were included. 64.3% men and mean age of 66.9 years old. The indications for biopsy were acute renal injury (67.1%), proteinuria (17.1%), exacerbated chronic ki

SUBMITTER: Bolufer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9143132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature