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Extrarenal adult Wilms' tumor
Author(s) -
Koretz Michael J.,
Wang Scott,
Klein Frederick A.,
Lawrence Walter
Publication year - 1987
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(19871115)60:10<2484::aid-cncr2820601023>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , wilms' tumor , wilms tumour , pathology
Extrarenal Wilms' tumor is a very rare disease, occurring mostly in children. Sixteen cases have been reported in the world medical literature. A case of a retroperitoneal extrarenal Wilms' tumor is reported in a 36‐year old white male and the literature reviewed. Pathologic examination revealed both undifferentiated renal blastoma plus differentiated areas containing immature tubules and glomeruli. No evidence of extrarenal teratomatous tissue was seen. Theories for the histogenesis of this rare tumor are discussed.