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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2010 | Volume
: 56
| Issue : 1 | Page : 28-30 |
Cystic variant of favorable-histology Wilms' tumor presenting with osteolytic metastasis to the ribs
J Bindhu1, A Imtiaz1, RV Kumar2, MDRT Thejaswini1
1 Department of Radiotherapy, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India
2 Department of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
A Imtiaz
Department of Radiotherapy, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.62436
Cystic neoplasms of the kidney presenting in childhood always present a therapeutic dilemma. Low-risk renal tumors of childhood cover a wide spectrum: cystic nephroma, cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma and cystic Wilms' tumor. There are difficulties in differentiating these tumors on preoperative imaging. The present case presented such a therapeutic dilemma and was finally diagnosed as a cystic variant of favorable-histology Wilms' tumor with osteolytic metastasis to the ribs. The case is presented in view of its rare presentation and the therapeutic and diagnostic challenges involved.
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