title: Bilateral universal nephroblastomatosis in an 8-month-old infant treated with chemotherapy.
abstract: We report the case of an 8-month-old female infant presenting with bilateral, diffusely enlarged kidneys. A diagnosis of bilateral, universal nephroblastomatosis was made on tissue biopsies from both kidneys after correlation with the radiological findings. As far as we know, this is the oldest patient reported with this diagnosis in the English literature (they are usually younger than 4 months). The patient was treated with chemotherapy with very good response and almost 1 year later she is showing no signs of recurrence of her disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center-Jeddah, P.O. Box 40047-MBC J-40, 21499 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. hmmachmouchi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Machmouchi
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bayoumi
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mamoun
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Ahmadi
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanaan
mesh_terms: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin