Laparoscopic removal of extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma of the kidney in a pediatric patient.
In the pediatric population, to the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of renal extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma/primitive neuroectodermal tumor (EES/PNET) have been published. We report the initial case of renal EES/PNET occurring in a 10-year-old girl treated by a laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. The regimen used is the first documented use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to laparoscopic radical nephrectomy for PNET. This approach obviated the need for a large incision and a prolonged postsurgical recovery. The minimally invasive nature of the laparoscopic procedure allowed for a rapid convalescence and resumption of her chemotherapy regimen within 14 days of the surgery.
Miller Children's Hospital, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA, USA.
Elise
E
Perer
Allan M
AM
Shanberg
Garrett
G
Matsunaga
Jerry Z
JZ
Finklestein
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D018241:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive, Peripheral / Q000601:surgery*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000601:surgery*