Social media and cytopathology (#cytopath) education: developing a curated online resource index and exploring the evolution of e-learning.

In recent years, social media (SoMe) has revolutionized medical education within the field of pathology; however, its performance in cytopathology has not been explored in detail. This systematic review aims to analyze SoMe trends, hashtag metrics, and online resources within cytopathology over the period of 7 years. A systematic review of 4 databases (PubMed, Medline, Embase, and Scopus) was conducted between January 1st, 2017, and December 22nd, 2022, in order to identify relevant English-language articles about SoMe and cytopathology.

Grading T Lymphocyte-Mediated Acute Interstitial Nephritis Following Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy.

Objective: Immuno-checkpoint inhibitors (CPIs) such as PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have shown positive effects in treating various metastatic carcinomas but can cause complications like kidney dysfunction. This study aimed to determine if T lymphocytes were the dominant inflammatory cells in CPI-associated acute interstitial nephritis (AIN), graded using a modified Banff criteria for renal transplant cellular rejection.

Methods: 20 renal biopsies from 18 patients with acute kidney injury following CPI treatment for metastatic carcinomas were evaluated.

Hydralazine use can be associated with IgM-dominated immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis.

Context: IgM-dominant immune complex-mediated glomerulonephritis (IgM-dominant ICMGN) is a rare renal entity, characterized by a membranoproliferative pattern by light microscopy, dominant IgM staining by immunofluorescent staining, and subendothelial deposits by electron microscopy. This study was to investigate if some of IgM-ICMGN were associated with autoimmune disorders induced by hydralazine.

Design: Seven IgM-dominant ICMGN cases were identified over 8 years.

The Role of Bone Marrow Biopsy Evaluation in the Workup for Monoclonal Gammopathy of Renal Significance: A Diagnosis of Exclusion.

Context.—: Monoclonal gammopathy of renal significance (MGRS) is a relatively new concept for patients with renal monoclonal protein deposition (RMPD) (except monoclonal cast nephropathy) and has been used as a reason for nephrologists to obtain a bone marrow biopsy (BMB). It takes a team of pathologists and clinicians to determine when RMPD at our institution can be defined as MGRS.