[A case report of adult Wilms' tumor].
A 49-year-old women who presented with right upper abdominal mass and back pain had a nephroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, in the right kidney. After radical nephrectomy the patient was treated with chemotherapy in the form of actinomycin D and vincristine. Despite the intensive chemotherapy, the patient died of respiratory failure by multiple metastasis at chest wall and lung. The pathology and treatment of adult Wilms' tumor were discussed.
Sugimura
Y
Y
Department of Urology, Mie University School of Medicine.
Yanagawa
M
M
Tochigi
H
H
Sakurai
M
M
Hioki
T
T
Hayashi
N
N
Tajima
K
K
Kawamura
J
J
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009392:Nephrectomy; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine