How to Look at a Renal Biopsy Specimen: Preliminary Study

The pathologist should look immediately at sections of a renal biopsy specimen stained by hematoxylin and eosin, because the findings may be of clinical or technical importance. All tissues in a specimen should be examined, even if there is no cortex. Judgment should be used by the pathologist to decide whether the specimen is adequate to allow a diagnosis to be made, given the clinical circumstances and the pathologic findings.