glomerular crescent


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glo·mer·u·lar cres·cent

proliferated epithelial cells partly encircling a renal glomerulus; it occurs in glomerulonephritis.
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Sometimes, concomitant glomerular crescents can be found within renal amyloidosis, and these are excluded from the scoring system.
Glomerular crescents in renal amyloidosis: an epiphenomenon or distinct pathology?
A proposed histopathologic classification, scoring, and grading system for renal amyloidosis: standardization of renal amyloid biopsy report
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