title: Case report of a Wilms' tumor and a left-sided inferior vena cava. A common tumor with a normal variant of surgical significance.
abstract: We report a case of a successful surgical resection of a Wilms' tumor in the right kidney with a coincidental preoperative imaging finding of a left-sided inferior vena cava. To our knowledge, these 2 conditions occurring together has not been previously reported in literature. Diagnostic features and the value of magnetic resonance imaging are emphasized. We also review the literature of major venous anomalies and their influence on surgical procedures carried out on such patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS16 1WA, UK.
authors.forename: Kashif
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burney
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Archer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grier
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spicer
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*