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Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis

Wilms' tumor is the most common malignant renal tumor in childhood. The brain metastasis of a Wilms' tumor with anaplastic histopathology is rare. We present the case of an 8-year-old girl with Wilms' tumor, who presented with multiple brain metastases 5 years after her primary diagno...

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Autores principales: Akakın, Akın, Yılmaz, Baran, Ekşi, Murat Şakir, Yapıcıer, Özlem, Kılıç, Türker
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Pediatric Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5177724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28018457
http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2016.59.11.S96
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Sumario:Wilms' tumor is the most common malignant renal tumor in childhood. The brain metastasis of a Wilms' tumor with anaplastic histopathology is rare. We present the case of an 8-year-old girl with Wilms' tumor, who presented with multiple brain metastases 5 years after her primary diagnosis. The brain masses were diagnosed after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure attack. The big solid mass in the cerebellum was resected, and whole-brain radiotherapy was performed, after which, she succumbed to her disease. In the case of clinical suspicion, cranial surveillance should be included in the routine clinical work-up for Wilms' tumor. Combined aggressive therapy (surgery+radiotherapy+chemotherapy) should be applied whenever possible, for both better survival and palliative aspects.