Erythrocytosis and Wilms' tumour.
A Wilms' tumour was diagnosed in an 18-year-old male patient with erythrocytosis. After radical excision of the tumour and postoperative irradiation and chemotherapy, the erythrocytosis disappeared and did not recur during a 2-year observation period. The levels of erythropoiesis-stimulating activity in serum and in the renal mass suggest the tumour as the source of this activity. The rarity of the association is discussed and a review of the literature is given.
D000293:Adolescent; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D004921:Erythropoietin