Unusual Presentation of Wilms' Tumor in a 4-Month-Old Infant as Presternal Metastatic Swelling—A Case Report with Review of Literature

Abstract A 4-month-old infant presented with an enlarging large vascular presternal swelling noticed for the past 2 months. Clinical examination revealed a left renal mass in this otherwise asymptomatic child. She underwent left nephroureterectomy and excision of the skin metastasis following a cour...

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Published inIndian journal of medical and paediatric oncology Vol. 45; no. 5; pp. 451 - 453
Main Authors Ahmad, Md Fahim, Menon, Prema, Solanki, Shailesh, Trehan, Amita, Gupta, Parikshaa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2024
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Case Report with Review of Literature
anaplasia
cutaneous metastasis
presternal swelling
Wilms' tumor
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Summary:Abstract A 4-month-old infant presented with an enlarging large vascular presternal swelling noticed for the past 2 months. Clinical examination revealed a left renal mass in this otherwise asymptomatic child. She underwent left nephroureterectomy and excision of the skin metastasis following a course of chemotherapy. Preoperative cytology and postoperative histopathological examination confirmed Wilms' tumor with a single skin metastasis. We report this case for its rarity.
ISSN:0971-5851
0975-2129
DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1766131