title: [Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney: a rare malignant neoplasm of infancy. A case report and review of the literature].
abstract: Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (RTK) is a quite rare malignant neoplasm of early childhood. It has a very unfavourable prognosis, since it tends to give early metastases and shows a poor response to chemotherapy regimens. We report a case of an infant with RTK, who had a rapidly progressive course. Based upon our case and the review of the literature, we would like to stress the importance of a differential diagnosis with another kidney cancer, namely Wilms tumor, which is more frequent and has by far a better prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Oncologia Pediatrica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scommegna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mastrangelo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lazzareschi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Tumore rabdoide del rene: una rara neoplasia maligna infantile. Descrizione di un caso e revisione della letteratura.