[Wilms tumor treated with partial surgery. 31-year survival].
OBJECTIVE
To report on a patient with Wilms' tumor treated by partial nephrectomy with 31 years survival.


METHODS
Herein we describe a 33-year-old patient who had undergone surgery for a right renal tumor at age 2 years and 10 months. A partial nephrectomy was performed because the patient had left ureterohydronephrosis. Histological analysis of the surgical specimen disclosed a nephroblastoma or Wilms' tumor.


CONCLUSIONS
The progressive deterioration of the left urinary tract, despite attempts to correct this condition, warranted its complete suppression. The patient has remained symptom-free and leads an active social and working life 31 years after the first operation, which makes this an exceptional case in the world literature.
Morales Concepción
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Servicio de Urología, Hospital Comandante Manuel Fajardo, Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba.
Fraga Valdés
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Morales Aranegui
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D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*