Intracardiac extension of Wilms' tumor. A recognizable complication.
A case of Wilms' tumor presenting with direct intracardiac extension is described. The clinical features of this unusual complication are described from a review of previous cases. The presence of cardiac abnormalities in a child with a right-sided Wilms' tumor can suggest direct intracardiac extension.
D000293:Adolescent; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*