title: An approach to renal masses in pediatrics.
abstract: Renal masses in children may be discovered during routine clinical examination or incidentally during the course of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for other causes. Renal cancers are rare in the pediatric population and include a spectrum of pathologies that may challenge the clinician in choosing the optimal treatment. Correct identification of the lesion may be difficult, and the appropriate surgical procedure is paramount for lesions suspected to be malignant. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview regarding the spectrum of renal tumors in the pediatric population, both benign and malignant, and their surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Alpin D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Malkan
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Amos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.affiliation: Pathology.
authors.forename: Armita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahrami
authors.affiliation: Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: Fariba
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Navid
authors.affiliation: Radiology, and.
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coleman
authors.affiliation: Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee; and.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery.
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Davidoff
authors.affiliation: Departments of Surgery, john.sandoval@stjude.org.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sandoval
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018201:Nephroma, Mesoblastic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D018227:Sarcoma, Clear Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
keywords: benign; malignant; renal mass