Wilms' tumor and glomerular disease. Occurrence with features of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis and secondary focal, segmental glomerulosclerosis.
A case of bilateral Wilms' tumor occurred in which a renal biopsy performed for proteinuria showed features of membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) type 1 and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). A review of the literature for similar cases revealed 24 patients with Wilms' tumor associated with glomerular disease; MPGN was present in one of these cases and FSGS in six. In our patient, circulating immune complexes were detected in the serum and likely played a role in the pathogenesis of the MPGN; the FSGS may have resulted from hyperperfusion of the remaining glomeruli in a kidney that was largely replaced by Wilms' tumor.
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005923:Glomerulosclerosis, Focal Segmental / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex