Cystic nephroma in children. Report of a case.
A case of cystic nephroma is described in a 20-month-old female. The diagnosis of this rare renal pathologic lesion is essentially based on its pathologic features. The treatment consisted of nephrectomy followed by a brief course of chemotherapy. The literature is reviewed with regard to the pathologic features and treatment of this lesion, which has a favorable prognosis.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D009392:Nephrectomy; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy