title: Recurrence of Wilms tumor--twenty-three years later.
abstract: A case of Wilms tumor recurrent twenty-three years after the initial nephrectomy and subsequent radiotherapy is presented. Late recurrence of Wilms tumor is rare, and one must postulate a breakdown in the host's immune surveillance system to explain such an unusual event.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology*