The GML Anatomic Pathology Subspecialties
Renal Pathology
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Led by Dr. Fan Lin, Geisinger Medical Laboratories' renal pathologists, provide expert diagnostic evaluation of native and transplant kidney biopsy specimens. Our experienced pathologists deliver accurate diagnoses with clinicopathologic correlation. Twenty-four hours is usual for transplant biopsies; forty-eight for native biopsies with immunofluorescent studies and electron microscopy. Drs. Lin, Mescther and Prichard encourage personal consultations with clinicians, often calling to discuss cases. The Geisinger Medical Laboratories Renal Pathologist have carried out extensive research on renal cancer. They often speak at national conferences and have published many recent articles on this topic. Some of these are: Yang JX, Zhou M, Hes O, Shen S, Li R, Shah RB, Yang Y, Chuang ST, Lin F, Tretiakova MM, Kort EJ, Teh BT. Tubulocystic Carcinoma of the Kidney - Clinicopathological and Molecular Characterization. Am J. Surgical Pathology . 32; 177-187, 2008. Lin F, J Shi, Liu H,et al. Immunohistochemical detection of the von Hippel-Lindau gene product (pVHL) in human tissues and tumors: a diagnostic marker for metastatic renal cell carcinoma and clear cell carcinoma of the ovary and uterus. Am J Clin Pathol. 129; 592-605, 2008. Chuang ST, Patton KT, Schafernak KT, Papavero V, Lin F, Baxter RC, Teh BT, Yang XJ.. Over expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. J Urol. 179; 445-449, 2008. |
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