Medical & Surgical Urology
Open Access
ISSN: 2168-9857
ISSN: 2168-9857
Department of Urology, Avicenne Hospital, Rabat, Morocco
Case Report
Localized Nephroblastoma in Adults: Is Surgery Enough? Case Report and Literature Review
Author(s): Mohammed Alae Touzani*, Yddoussalah Othmane, Souhail Regragui, Amine Slaoui, Fouad Zouaidia, Tariq Karmouni, Khalid El Khader, Abdellatif Koutani and Ahmed Ibn Attya Andaloussi
Introduction: Nephroblastoma or Wilms’ Tumor (WT) is the most common kidney tumor in children. While its incidence is close to 8 cases per million children, it is only 0.2 cases per million adults. In fact, no more than 300 cases have been described in the English or French literature. And while the treatment of nephroblastoma is very well codified in children, its rare incidence in adults leads to a lack of specific treatment regimen.
Observation: A 28-year-old female, with no medical history, presented with right flank pain for 4 months. Clinical examination revealed a palpable kidney. CT scan found a large heterogeneous renal mass measuring 15 × 14 × 11 cm without evidence of adjacent structure ’ s infiltration. The patient underwent an open transperitoneal radical nephrectomy. Pathologic examination revealed a nephr.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2168-9857.19.8.226