Histomorphological spectrum of renal lesion in autopsy: A 2 year study in tertiary care hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Histologic evaluation of autopsy kidneys may be the first opportunity to identify renal lesions at microscopic level. The objective of this study was to identify renal diseases by correlating the gross and microscopic examination which often go undiagnosed during lifetime of the subject as well as to determine the prevalence of kidney diseases among medicolegal autopsy cases. Material and Methods: The present study was conduct on 800 kidney specimen received in Department of Pathology, MGMMC and MY Hospital, Indore from June 2019 to July 2021 for autopsy to find out frequency of various renal lesions Then all sections were examined microscopically and finding were recorded. Results: 620 cases out of 800 showed renal lesion. Remaining 180 cases was close to normal morphology. Out of 800 cases 720 cases were males and 80 cases were females. M : F ratio being 2:1. Renal pathology was seen in 620 cases. In 180 (22.5%) cases, the microscopic morphology was close to normal histology. Remaining 620 (77.5%) cases had a nephron pathological findings. Conclusion: Our study provided satisfactory data in respect to morphological spectrum of various renal lesions in an autopsy study however it does not reflect the actual incidence of renal lesions in a population.