Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney and Spine in an Infant

Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (RTK) is a rare malignancy in infancy. Central nervous system involvement in RTK is already known. However, solitary spinal metastasis in RTK has been hardly reported. The authors report a case of metastatic RTK to spine causing paraplegia in an 8-month-old girl. Since t...

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Autores principales: Park, Sejun, Seo, Jae-Hee, Park, Jun Bum, Park, Sungchan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Neurosurgical Society 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3928353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24570822
http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2014.55.1.57
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Sumario:Rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (RTK) is a rare malignancy in infancy. Central nervous system involvement in RTK is already known. However, solitary spinal metastasis in RTK has been hardly reported. The authors report a case of metastatic RTK to spine causing paraplegia in an 8-month-old girl. Since the patient was young, the diagnosis of spine metastasis was delayed until paraplegia was seen after radical nephrectomy. Thorough neurological examination should be performed for early diagnosis of spinal metastasis in young patients with RTK. If there are any abnormal signs in neurologic examination, magnetic resonance images of brain and spine are recommended.

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