Wilms' Tumor in a Horseshoe Kidney.
10.4111/kju.2012.53.8.577
- Author:
Sang Hun LEE
1
;
Min Ho BAE
;
Sung Ho CHOI
;
Jin Seok LEE
;
Young Sam CHO
;
Kwan Joong JOO
;
Chil Hun KWON
;
Heung Jae PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hjae.park@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adjuvant chemotherapy;
Neoadjuvant therapy;
Wilms tumor
- MeSH:
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant;
Humans;
Incidence;
Kidney;
Neoadjuvant Therapy;
Preschool Child;
Wilms Tumor
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2012;53(8):577-580
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The incidence of horseshoe kidney is about 1 in 400 cases. The presence of Wilms' tumor with a horseshoe kidney is unusual, and the occurrence of Wilms' tumor in a horseshoe kidney is estimated at 0.4 to 0.9% of all Wilms' tumors. We report the case of a 5-year-old boy who presented with a stage IV Wilms' tumor in a horseshoe kidney. The patient was treated with preoperative chemotherapy followed by surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. This case illustrates the role of preoperative chemotherapy for preserving renal function and aims to highlight the multimodality treatment of Wilms' tumor.
