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β–HCG Elevation in Wilms Tumor: An Uncommon Presentation
Author(s) -
Gupta Aditya Kumar,
Charlton Amanda,
Prelog Kristina,
Kellie Stewart J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.25930
Subject(s) - medicine , wilms' tumor , abdominal mass , human chorionic gonadotropin , presentation (obstetrics) , pathology , pediatrics , surgery , hormone
Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) is a readily diagnosed common abdominal tumor in children. Rarely, it may present with factors that may confound the diagnosis. We report a 6‐year‐old female child who presented with a rapidly growing and invasive abdominal mass with the histopathologic features of Wilms tumor associated with an elevated serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin, which has not been previously reported in this condition.