Unusual intrathoracic complications in Wilms tumor.
Five children with intrathoracic metastases from Wilms tumor are presented. In two patients pneumothoraces developed, and in one patient pneumonitis developed secondary to a primary intrabronchial metastasis. Two other patients had paraspinal widening from metastases to paraaortic or posterior mediastinal lymph nodes. These are extremely rare complications of metastatic Wilms tumor.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000150:complications*