Case Report: Pleural effusion in Wilms tumor - always malignant? [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review]

Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common renal malignancy seen in pediatric patients. Although lungs are the most common site of metastasis in Wilms tumor, non-malignant pleural effusion has been infrequently reported. Here, we report a case of an eleven-year-old female who presented with an abdominal ma...

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Published inF1000 research Vol. 12; p. 1056
Main Authors Vagha, Keta, Zeeshan Jameel, Patel, Vagha, Jayant, Varma, Ashish, Rao, Rupesh
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Faculty of 1000 Ltd 01.01.2023
F1000 Research Limited
F1000 Research Ltd
Subjects
Abdomen
Case Report
Case reports
Cellular biology
Chemotherapy
Diaphragm (Anatomy)
eng
Females
Hematology
Liver
Lungs
Malignancy
Medical prognosis
Metastases
Metastasis
Patients
Pediatrics
Pleural effusion
pulmonary metastasis
Radiation therapy
Tumors
Wilms tumor
pleural effusion
pulmonary metastasis
Wilms tumor
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Summary:Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common renal malignancy seen in pediatric patients. Although lungs are the most common site of metastasis in Wilms tumor, non-malignant pleural effusion has been infrequently reported. Here, we report a case of an eleven-year-old female who presented with an abdominal mass and progressive breathlessness. On further evaluation, she was found to have a right-sided Wilms tumor with ipsilateral massive pleural effusion. The effusion resolved almost completely after four weeks of chemotherapy. We conclude that patients suffering from Wilms tumor presenting with pleural effusion need not be synonymous with metastatic disease and can have a favorable prognosis.
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No competing interests were disclosed.
ISSN:2046-1402
2046-1402
DOI:10.12688/f1000research.138794.1