A case of adult extrarenal Wilms' tumor originated from retroperitoneum.
- Author:
Sung Hoon PARK
1
;
Jin Bae LEE
;
Min Sik PARK
;
Sang Hyeok LIM
;
Myung In JIN
;
Sung Chang CHUNG
;
Seung Hie CHUNG
;
Hun Mo RYOO
;
So Yun PARK
;
Mi Suk KIM
;
Tae Sung LEE
;
Young Hwan LEE
;
Jae Ryun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Taegu College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea. rhmrhm@cataegu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Extrarenal Wilms' tumor;
Adult
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult*;
Drug Therapy;
Female;
Humans;
Kidney;
Ovarian Neoplasms;
Radiotherapy;
Retroperitoneal Space;
Wilms Tumor*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2002;63(5):577-580
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Wilms' tumor is the most common malignant abdominal tumor in the adolescent and pediatric period, whereas adult Wilms' tumor is uncommon. Wilms' tumor often originates in the kidney. Extrarenal Wilms' tumor is rare and has been considered "unstageable". Therefore, treatment and long-term survival have not been uniformly reported. We report a 24 year-old female who developed extrarenal Wilms' tumor, in the retroperitoneal space. She was misdiagnosed for ovarian neoplasm and underwent debulking operation, by which Wilms' tumor was confirmed. Palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy were performed.
