Open AccessAdult Wilms′ tumor: A case report with review of literature
Author(s) -
Kamal Malukani,
Amit Varma,
Preeti Rihal,
ShirishS Nandedkar
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.157331
Subject(s) - wilms' tumor , nephrectomy , medicine , distant metastasis , histology , renal cell carcinoma , metastasis , pathology , renal tumor , lung , kidney , cancer
Wilms' tumor presents a diagnostic problem due to its rare occurrence in adults. Most of the cases of adult Wilms' tumor are diagnosed unexpectedly following nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. We are reporting herein a rare case of Adult Wilms' tumor of kidney with triphasic histology and distant metastasis to lung.
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