Wilms’ tumor with renal cell carcinoma overgrowth in a 3-year-old child

Wilms’ tumors that contain features of both renal cell carcinoma and classic Wilms’ tumor histology are rare. Even though nine such cases have been previously reported in the literature, we report the first case of a Wilms’ tumor with an overwhelmingly renal cell carcinoma histologic pattern.

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Published in:Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) N.J.), 1998-07, Vol.52 (1), p.128-130
Main Authors: Anderson, Bradley W., Halverstadt, Donald B., Culkin, Daniel J., Johnson, Sarah F., Parkhurst, Joan B., Kropp, Bradley P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - pathology
Child, Preschool
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidneys
Male
Medical sciences
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Tumors of the urinary system
Wilms Tumor - pathology
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Summary:Wilms’ tumors that contain features of both renal cell carcinoma and classic Wilms’ tumor histology are rare. Even though nine such cases have been previously reported in the literature, we report the first case of a Wilms’ tumor with an overwhelmingly renal cell carcinoma histologic pattern.
ISSN:0090-4295
1527-9995
DOI:10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00133-2