title: Renal cell carcinoma in children: case report and literature review.
abstract: Renal cell carcinoma is infrequent in children; consequently it is important to communicate its diagnosis and follow up. The behaviour of this type of tumor is better characterized in adults and in this setting the treatment of choice is surgical resection. However, the place of chemo- and radiotherapy has not been well defined. Here, we present a 9-year-old boy with renal cell carcinoma demonstrating only hematuria without any pathological physical examination findings. The mass was described by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography in the left kidney. After the left nephroureterectomy, the patient was given no adjuvant therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Aissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdellah
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Kadiri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Selma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Marnouche
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elamin
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Touil
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asmae
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, pediatrics hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Rouas
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lamia
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, pediatrics hospital, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Malihy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abderrahmane
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: El Majjaoui
authors.initials: el M
authors.lastname: Sanaa
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Elkacemi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Kebdani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tayeb
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, National Institute of Oncology, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Mohamed 5 Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Benjaafar
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Noureddine
mesh_terms: D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Renal cell carcinoma; children; surgical resection