Rhabdoid tumour of the kidney: a diagnostic challenge and a fatal outcome.
Rhabdoid tumour of the kidney is not common. Presentation of such a lethal tumour along with blunt abdominal trauma is even rarer. We report such a case of Rhabdoid tumour of kidney which presented as renal trauma, and discuss the diagnostic difficulties and rapidly fatal outcome.
Desai
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Starship Children's Hospital, Grafton, Auckland, New Zealand.
Upadhyay
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D000058:Accidental Falls; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000293:injuries*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D018335:Rhabdoid Tumor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery