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Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Unilateral Non-Syndromic Wilms Tumor in a 9-Day-Old Neonate
Silvia Ceccanti1, Francesco Morini1, Loredana Amoroso2
1Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department Maternal Infantile and Urological Sciences, AOU Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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Neonatal renal tumors are uncommon and generally associated with an excellent prognosis. We report the youngest patient to date with unilateral non-syndromic Wilms tumor successfully treated with nephron-sparing surgery rather than radical nephrectomy, which is the current standard of care. The patient subsequently received risk-adapted chemotherapy. At 18 months of follow-up, he remains asymptomatic and with symmetric differential renal volumes, consistent with preserved bilateral renal function. This case suggests that nephron-sparing surgery, when technically feasible, may represent a safe and effective treatment option for carefully selected neonatal renal tumors, offering a functional advantage over radical nephrectomy without compromising oncologic safety.
