Adult Wilms' tumor: a case report and review of literature.
We report the case of a 43-year-old woman with adult Wilms' tumor. Imaging studies confirmed the presence of a 25 x 20 x 12 cm mass in the left kidney. A radical transabdominal nephrectomy was performed. Histological diagnosis was adult Wilms' tumor. Postoperative chemotherapy was offered to the patient who remains disease-free 67 months postoperatively. There are a few reported cases of this entity and till today the best treatment options and the prognosis remain unclear.
Kartsanis
Georgios
G
Department of Urology, University Hospital of Patras, GR 265 00, Patras, Greece.
Douros
Konstantinos
K
Ravazoula
Panagiota
P
Fokaefs
Eleftherios
E
D000328:Adult; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014746:Vimentin / Q000378:metabolism; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D014746:Vimentin