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Synchronous bilateral Wilms' tumor in a neonate
B Gordon1, J C Manivel, R Gonzalez
1St. Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Hospital, St. Paul, 55101-2595, USA.
Objectives:
Wilms' tumor is the most common solid abdominal tumor of childhood. Wilms' tumor is extremely rare in the neonate, with less than 20 well-documented cases. No bilateral lesions in neonates have been described in the literature.
Methods:
We report on a neonate who presented with synchronous bilateral Wilms' tumors.
Results:
Child underwent bilateral partial nephrectomy, followed by standard chemotherapy, and is now well 2 years after completion of the therapy without any evidence for recurrent disease.
Conclusions:
Wilms' tumor should be included in the differential diagnosis of the solid renal mass in the neonate.