title: Open Partial Nephrectomy for Wilms' Tumor in a Cross-fused Pelvic Ectopic Kidney.
abstract: Wilms' tumor is the most common pediatric solid renal tumor. Cross-fused renal ectopia is a rare congenital anomaly in which the left and right kidneys become fused and fail to ascend from the pelvis and abdomen. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl that underwent open partial nephrectomy on a cross-fused ectopic kidney, "pancake kidney," after incidental discovery of a solid renal mass found to be a Wilms' tumor. Thorough review of the literature shows that this combination of Wilms' tumor in the setting of cross-fused renal ectopia has only been reported twice previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Electronic address: racgo@musc.edu.
authors.forename: Goran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rac
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Justin D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ellet
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Hagop
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarkissian
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Meryle J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eklund
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Stec
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D000069337:Fused Kidney / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*