title: Wilms' tumor arising in a multicystic kidney.
abstract: We describe a child with Wilms' tumor (WT) which occurred in an unequivocal multicystic dysplastic kidney (MDK). We indicate a current nonsurgical approach to MDK, but stress the probable malignant degeneration of blastemal cells, the need to search carefully for the WT in the MDK, and the necessity on 3-monthly follow-up US studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, G. Gaslini Children's Research Institute, Genova, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oddone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sergi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Occhi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kotitza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Bernardi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jasonni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tomà
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology