Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literature

Localized Cystic Disease of the Kidney (LCDK) is an extremely rare benign disease in pediatric population. Although its management is conservative and generally requires no treatment, the unfamiliarity with the disease can expose such patients to misdiagnosis as renal malignancies or uncertainty fo...

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Main Authors:	Christos Kaselas, Charikleia Demiri, Vasilios Mouravas, Eleni Koutra, Kleanthis Anastasiadis, Ioannis Spyridakis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:	Pediatric Reports
Subjects:	Localized Cystic Disease of the Kidney; Wilm’s Tumor; Renal Cyst; Mesoblastic Nephroma; Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease
Online Access:	https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/8483

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spelling	doaj-8898ad6560324dba8412e0214b7fd8f02021-01-02T09:35:19ZengMDPI AGPediatric Reports2036-749X2036-75032020-04-0112110.4081/pr.2020.8483Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literatureChristos Kaselas0Charikleia Demiri1Vasilios Mouravas2Eleni Koutra3Kleanthis Anastasiadis4Ioannis Spyridakis52nd Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University School of Medicine, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki2nd Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University School of Medicine, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki2nd Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University School of Medicine, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki2nd Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University School of Medicine, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki2nd Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University School of Medicine, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki2nd Department of Pediatric Surgery, Aristotle University School of Medicine, “Papageorgiou” General Hospital, Thessaloniki Localized Cystic Disease of the Kidney (LCDK) is an extremely rare benign disease in pediatric population. Although its management is conservative and generally requires no treatment, the unfamiliarity with the disease can expose such patients to misdiagnosis as renal malignancies or uncertainty for proper treatment. We report such a case in an infant and review the current literature. https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/8483Localized Cystic Disease of the Kidney; Wilm’s Tumor; Renal Cyst; Mesoblastic Nephroma; Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease
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author	Christos Kaselas Charikleia Demiri Vasilios Mouravas Eleni Koutra Kleanthis Anastasiadis Ioannis Spyridakis
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author_facet	Christos Kaselas Charikleia Demiri Vasilios Mouravas Eleni Koutra Kleanthis Anastasiadis Ioannis Spyridakis
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title	Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literature
title_short	Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literature
title_full	Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literature
title_fullStr	Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literature
title_full_unstemmed	Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literature
title_sort	is it always wilms’ tumor? localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. an extremely rare case report and review of the literature
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Pediatric Reports
issn	2036-749X 2036-7503
publishDate	2020-04-01
description	Localized Cystic Disease of the Kidney (LCDK) is an extremely rare benign disease in pediatric population. Although its management is conservative and generally requires no treatment, the unfamiliarity with the disease can expose such patients to misdiagnosis as renal malignancies or uncertainty for proper treatment. We report such a case in an infant and review the current literature.
topic	Localized Cystic Disease of the Kidney; Wilm’s Tumor; Renal Cyst; Mesoblastic Nephroma; Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease
url	https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/8483
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Is it always Wilms’ tumor? Localized cystic disease of the kidney in an infant. An extremely rare case report and review of the literature

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