Do you recommend a kidney biopsy in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome diagnosed two years prior who develops new onset proteinuria?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
The decision to perform a kidney biopsy on any patient should hinge around whether the diagnosis can be made non-invasively (very rare), whether the biopsy should not impose an undue risk to the patient, and if a change in treatment may result from the biopsy diagnosis.In MDS, a variety of lesions m...
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