Abnormal glomerular visceral epithelial cell morphology Glomerular pseudocrescent 2020-11-28T15:19:59Z Visceral epithelial cell hyperplasia with resulting cellular crowding of the the urinary space. In contrast with true crescents, these proliferations lack inflammatory cells and fibrin. The cells are typically plump (not spindle-shaped) and often vacuolated, and Bowman's capsule is usually intact.