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Observation of nervous tissue in a Wilms' tumor: Its histogenetic significance
Author(s) -
Kuo TsengTong
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197703)39:3<1105::aid-cncr2820390315>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - histogenesis , blastema , wilms' tumor , pathology , horseshoe kidney , medicine , nervous tissue , anatomy , ganglion , kidney , biology , regeneration (biology) , immunohistochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , psychiatry
A case of Wilms' tumor occurring in a horseshoe kidney is reported in which bona fide nervous tissue containing ganglion cells was observed. This finding cannot be reconciled with the currently held “metanephrogenic blastema” theory of the histogenesis of this tumor. Masson's concept of “neuroepithelial origin” of the Wilms' tumor should be re‐evaluated.