Background : To standardize renal biopsy reporting and diagnosis, The Renal Pathology
Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists (RPSKSP) has developed a renal pathology
reporting format for the native and allograft kidney. Methods : A consensus checklist of
a provisional renal biopsy format was sent to all members of the RPSKSP. Feed back opinions
regarding the practical application of the checklist to the diagnostic work were received.
Results : Kidney biopsies require three essential examinations: by light microscopy,
immunofluorescence (IF), and electron microscopy (EM). A final report of a renal biopsy
should include information on specimen adequacy and a description of the morphologic
change using a systematic semiquantitative method for each of the compartments, with
optional separate IF and EM reports. Conclusions : A standard renal biopsy report format is
important in establishing clinicopathologic correlations, making reliable prognostic considerations,
comparing the findings in sequential biopsies and evaluating the effects of therapy.
This renal report system could encourage nationwide multi-institutional collaborative studies