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Doan Tien Luu1,2, Nguyen Minh Duc2,3,4, Thieu-Thi Tra My2
1Department of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis
|July 12, 2021
Summary
Wilms
Area of Science:
- Pediatric oncology
- Urology
- Medical genetics
Background:
- Wilms' tumor is the most common pediatric kidney cancer.
- Horseshoe kidney is a frequent congenital renal anomaly.
- Co-occurrence of Wilms' tumor and horseshoe kidney is rare.
Observation:
- A 6-year-old boy presented with a rare case of Wilms' tumor.
- The tumor was located within a horseshoe kidney.
- This presentation is uncommon in pediatric oncology.
Findings:
- Successful multimodal treatment of Wilms' tumor in a horseshoe kidney.
- Treatment involved neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical resection.
- This approach highlights effective management strategies.
Implications:
- Demonstrates the feasibility of treating Wilms' tumor in complex renal anatomy.
- Suggests that multimodal therapy is effective for this rare presentation.
- Contributes to understanding rare tumor-anomaly associations in children.
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