Budd-Chiari syndrome secondary to hepatic vein thrombus from Wilm's tumor. Case report and literature review.
We describe a case of Budd-Chiari Syndrome in a 6-year-old boy secondary to Wilm's tumor. The patient had a right nephrectomy and mediastinotomy with removal of the tumor from the right atrium, inferior vena cava, and hepatic vein. Postoperatively, the patient had chemotherapy consisting of Actinomycin-D to be followed by radiation to the tumor bed to a total dose of 2000 rads in 10 fractions by using AP/PA field on 6 MeV Linear Accelerator. Currently, the child is receiving combination chemotherapy.
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Narayan
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Pietsch
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Nagaraj
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D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging