Rhabdomyosarcoma mimicking Wilms' tumor

A case of a 6 year old child, with a pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma involving simultaneously the leg muscles and the kidney is reported. The renal tumor distorted the pyelocalycial system and Wilms' tumor was the clinical diagnosis. The authors discuss on the possible primary site of the tumor.

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Published inSão Paulo medical journal Vol. 112; no. 2; pp. 572 - 574
Main Authors Bittencourt, A L, Mendonça, N, Schmitt, F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 01.06.1994
Associação Paulista de Medicina
Subjects
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Leg - pathology
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Muscular Diseases - pathology
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology
pediatric cancer
renal metastasis
Renal rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma - pathology
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - pathology
Wilms Tumor - pathology
Wilms' tumor
Renal rhabdomyosarcoma
renal metastasis
Wilms' tumor
pediatric cancer
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Summary:A case of a 6 year old child, with a pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma involving simultaneously the leg muscles and the kidney is reported. The renal tumor distorted the pyelocalycial system and Wilms' tumor was the clinical diagnosis. The authors discuss on the possible primary site of the tumor.
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ISSN:1516-3180
1806-9460
1516-3180
DOI:10.1590/s1516-31801994000200012