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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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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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author | Akakın, Akın Yılmaz, Baran Ekşi, Murat Şakir Yapıcıer, Özlem Kılıç, Türker |
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description | 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. |
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spelling | pubmed-51777242016-12-23 Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis Akakın, Akın Yılmaz, Baran Ekşi, Murat Şakir Yapıcıer, Özlem Kılıç, Türker Korean J Pediatr Case Report 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. The Korean Pediatric Society 2016-11 2016-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC5177724/ /pubmed/28018457 http://dx.doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2016.59.11.S96 Text en Copyright © 2016 by The Korean Pediatric Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Akakın, Akın Yılmaz, Baran Ekşi, Murat Şakir Yapıcıer, Özlem Kılıç, Türker Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis |
title | Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis |
title_full | Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis |
title_fullStr | Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis |
title_full_unstemmed | Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis |
title_short | Relapsed Wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis |
title_sort | relapsed wilms' tumor with multiple brain metastasis |
topic | Case Report |
url | 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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