Histological grading in primary membranous nephropathy is essential for clinical management and predicts outcome of patients.
Maria J StangouSmaragdi MarinakiEvangelos PapachristouGeorge LiapisPanagiotis PateinakisHara GakiopoulouChristina NikolaidouKyriaki KolovouIoanna-Theologia LampropoulouSynodi ZerbalaPanagiota PapadeaEvangelia DounousiOlga BalafaParaskevi PavlakouAimilios AndrikosEufemia BalassiPanagiota ManolakakiGeorge MoustakasDimitra GalitsiouEfstathios MitsopoulosChristina VourlakouVasiliki ChoulitoudiParaskevi-Evi AndronikidiIoannis StefanidisSpyridon GolfinopoulosEugene DafnisKonstantinos StylianouStylianos PanagoutsosApostolos PapadogianakisIoannis TzanakisAthanasios SioulisDemetrios VlahakosIrene GrapsaMaria TsilivigkouNikolaos KaperonisChristos PaliourasChristos DioudisSophia SpaiaTheofanis ApostolouChristos IatrouJohn BoletisDimitrios GoumenosAikaterini PapagianniPublished in: Histopathology (2019)
The presence and degree of four histological indices, FSGS, VH, TA and IF, assessed separately or in combination, and FSTIV score not only predict renal function outcome after long-term follow-up, but can also help in the choice of appropriate treatment. Decisions concerning immunosuppressive treatment can be guided by pathology regardless of clinical findings.