A Case of Wilms Tumor in a Horseshoe Kidney.
- Author:
Young Won KIM
1
;
Hyun Sang CHO
;
Jun Young SONG
;
Song Hee PARK
;
Chul Joo LYU
;
Chang Hyun YANG
;
Kir Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Wilms tumor;
Horseshoe kidney
- MeSH:
Aniridia;
Humans;
Kidney*;
Urinary Tract;
Wilms Tumor*
- From:Korean Journal of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
1999;6(2):358-361
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Most patients with Wilms tumor do not have associated congenital anomalies. However, significant associations with congenital urinary tract defects, hemihypertrophy, and sporadic aniridia have been reported. Horseshoe kidney is a congenital anomaly in which both kidneys are fused at the lower poles with renal parenchymal or fibrous isthmus. The risk of malignancy in a horseshoe kidney is probably not different from that in a normal kidney. But Wilms tumor are more common in patients with horseshoe kidney than in the general population. We report a case of Wilms tumor arising in a horseshoe kidney with brief review of related literatures.
