Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis

Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis

Wilms tumor is the most common malignant renal tumor in the pediatric population. Children usually present with an abdominal swelling and are frequently diagnosed at Stage I or Stage II disease. The most common sites of metastasis are the lungs. The presence of metastatic disease and age at diagnosi...

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Main Authors: Allison Couillard, Erika B. Lindholm, Sean Ciullo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618303634
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spelling doaj-6c3d287ccbcf40bca39dd29067ed7c422020-11-25T00:36:59ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662019-04-01439698Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasisAllison Couillard0Erika B. Lindholm1Sean Ciullo2Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Corresponding author.Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USADivision of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA, USAWilms tumor is the most common malignant renal tumor in the pediatric population. Children usually present with an abdominal swelling and are frequently diagnosed at Stage I or Stage II disease. The most common sites of metastasis are the lungs. The presence of metastatic disease and age at diagnosis has an important impact on prognosis. Less is known about Wilms tumor in adults, but the treatment is the same as it is for pediatric patients. Here, we present an 18-year-old male with a horseshoe kidney diagnosed with Wilms tumor and metastasis to the rectum. Keywords: Wilms tumor, Horseshoe kidney, Partial nephrectomyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618303634
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Sean Ciullo
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Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
author_facet Allison Couillard
Erika B. Lindholm
Sean Ciullo
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title Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis
title_short Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis
title_full Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis
title_fullStr Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis
title_full_unstemmed Wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis
title_sort wilms tumor of a horseshoe kidney in an 18 year old with an unusual metastasis
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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publishDate 2019-04-01
description Wilms tumor is the most common malignant renal tumor in the pediatric population. Children usually present with an abdominal swelling and are frequently diagnosed at Stage I or Stage II disease. The most common sites of metastasis are the lungs. The presence of metastatic disease and age at diagnosis has an important impact on prognosis. Less is known about Wilms tumor in adults, but the treatment is the same as it is for pediatric patients. Here, we present an 18-year-old male with a horseshoe kidney diagnosed with Wilms tumor and metastasis to the rectum. Keywords: Wilms tumor, Horseshoe kidney, Partial nephrectomy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618303634
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