Wilms’ tumor and Horseshoe kidneys: a case report and review of the literature

The presence of Wilms’ tumor with a horseshoe kidney is an unusual combined clinical presentation. It has been reported that the incidence of Wilms’ tumor in patients with horseshoe kidneys is higher than that seen in the general population. The current report describes a 5-year-old boy who presente...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric surgery 2004-02, Vol.39 (2), p.207-212
Main Authors: Huang, E.Y, Mascarenhas, L, Mahour, G.H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - administration & dosage
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Child, Preschool
Disease Susceptibility
General aspects
Horseshoe kidney
Humans
Incidental Findings
Intestinal Obstruction - etiology
Intestinal Obstruction - surgery
Intestine, Small - surgery
Kidney - abnormalities
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms - drug therapy
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Kidney Neoplasms - surgery
Kidneys
Male
Malformations of the urinary system
Medical sciences
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Nephrectomy - methods
nephroblastoma
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Postoperative Complications - surgery
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Remission Induction
renal tumor
Tumors of the urinary system
Wilms Tumor - diagnosis
Wilms Tumor - drug therapy
Wilms Tumor - pathology
Wilms Tumor - radiotherapy
Wilms Tumor - surgery
Wilms’ tumor
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Summary:The presence of Wilms’ tumor with a horseshoe kidney is an unusual combined clinical presentation. It has been reported that the incidence of Wilms’ tumor in patients with horseshoe kidneys is higher than that seen in the general population. The current report describes a 5-year-old boy who presented with a stage III Wilms’ tumor in a horseshoe kidney. The patient was treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgical resection, adjuvant chemotherapy, and radiation. The patient is disease free 40 months after diagnosis. A review of all reported cases of Wilms’ tumor with horseshoe kidneys in the English-language literature before July 2002 is presented.
ISSN:0022-3468
1531-5037
DOI:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2003.10.019