Maria M. Picken

TL;DR: The classification working group of the International Society of Urological Pathology consensus conference on renal neoplasia was in charge of making recommendations regarding additions and changes to the current World Health Organization Classification of Renal Tumors, with consensus that 5 entities should be recognized as new distinct epithelial tumors within the classification system.

TL;DR: The International Society of Urological Pathology 2012 Consensus Conference made recommendations regarding classification, prognostic factors, staging, and immunohistochemical and molecular assessment of adult renal tumors.

TL;DR: Polyoma virus tubulo-interstitial nephritis-associated graft dysfunction usually calls for judicious decrease in immunosuppression and monitoring for acute rejection, and development of methods to serially quantify the viral load in individual patients could potentially improve clinical outcome.

TL;DR: This review addresses the pathologic and clinical features of MGRS lesions, indications of renal biopsy, and a proposed algorithm for the hematologic workup.

TL;DR: Recent advances in biologic response modifier therapy have brought new hope to a small percentage of patients who respond to this therapy and rekindled interest in cytoreductive nephrectomy as an integral part of the management of these patients.