title: [Nephroblastoma in adults. Three case reports].
abstract: The authors report three nephroblastoma's cases occurred in adult and treated at Ibn Rochd Oncology Center at Casablanca. The average of age was 24 years (19-29 years) and the delay of diagnosis was five months (3-8 months). The most frequent clinical sign was a lumbar fossa mass. At diagnosis, radiological exams revealed that patients presented an advanced stage and metastatic disease in one case. The treatment was a total nephrectomy with ganglioma dissection when the tumor was resectable followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Two patients was in progressive disease despite treatment, and one patient was lost at follow-up. The prognosis of adult's nephroblastoma remains very severe, due to the advanced stage at diagnosis and the mediocre reply to the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'oncologie Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tahri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Benchekroun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karkouri
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dahami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahraoui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Acharki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benider
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Squalli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benjelloun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahlain
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017668:Age of Onset; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery