Open AccessCongenital Mesoblastic Nephroma: Case Report
Author(s) -
Carolina Fabiola Paz Soldán Mesta,
José Luis Apaza León,
Mariela Tello Pezo,
Mariela Tello Pezo
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
revista de la facultad de medicina humana
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2308-0531
pISSN - 1814-5469
DOI - 10.25176/rfmh.v22i2.3816
Subject(s) - medicine , renal tumor , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , surgery , nephrectomy , kidney , physics , optics
Congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN) is the most frequent renal tumor in newborns and infants. under 3 months. The clinical case of a patient younger than 3 months, with prenatal diagnosis, referred in a timely manner for evaluation and management by the Institution is presented. CMN is a low incidence tumor. Early diagnosis as well as complete excision of the tumor are predictors of good prognosis, as in the case of our patient.