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Complete remission in refractory anaplastic adult wilms' tumor treated with cisplatin and etoposide
Author(s) -
Sparano Joseph A.,
Wiernik Peter H.,
Beckwith J. Bruce,
Mitsudo Sumi
Publication year - 1991
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(19910215)67:4<956::aid-cncr2820670417>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , etoposide , refractory (planetary science) , cisplatin , wilms' tumor , oncology , complete remission , chemotherapy , physics , astrobiology
A 61‐year‐old woman underwent a left radical nephrectomy for Stage II anaplastic Wilms' tumor. She received no adjuvant therapy. One year later computerized tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a mass in the left renal fossa and retroperitoneal adenopathy. A CT‐guided needle biopsy was nondiagnostic. The patient had progressive disease after treatment with dactinomycin, doxorubicin, and vincristine, but achieved a complete response after treatment with cisplatin and etoposide. The therapy of Wilms' tumor in adults is discussed.