Asymptomatic adult Wilms' tumor: A case report

Wilms' tumor, also called nephroblastoma, is an extremely uncommon kidney tumor of adulthood. We reported a adult man with a left kidney mass diagnosed as Wilms' tumor. Case presentation: A 25-year-old man was hospitalized due to injury of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee....

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Published inRadiology case reports Vol. 17; no. 8; pp. 2802 - 2805
Main Authors Bai, Yu-Feng, Niu, Juan-Qin, Shangguan, Jian-Ying, Liang, Ju-Jing, Wu, Xu-Hong, Wang, Wen, Ren, Xue-Qin, An, Rong-Feng, Liu, Jing-Zhong
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.08.2022
Elsevier
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Adult
Case Report
Nephroblastoma
Wilms' tumor
Adult
Case report
Wilms' tumor
Nephroblastoma
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Summary:Wilms' tumor, also called nephroblastoma, is an extremely uncommon kidney tumor of adulthood. We reported a adult man with a left kidney mass diagnosed as Wilms' tumor. Case presentation: A 25-year-old man was hospitalized due to injury of the anterior cruciate ligament of the right knee. Preoperative imaging accidentally revealed a mass measuring 53 × 46 mm involving the middle and lower segments of the left kidney without evidence supporting the invasion of the surrounding structures or metastasis. The patient didn't show any symptom commonly occurred in Wilms' tumor, such as flank pain or hematuria. After nephrectomy, the diagnosis of adult Wilms' tumor was confirmed based on the tumor morphology and immunohistochemical findings. Conclusion: In adult patients without any clinical manifestations or favorable imaging findings for low-stage renal cell carcinoma, the diagnosis of Wilms' tumor should be taken into consideration.
Bibliography:Drs. Bai YF and Niu JQ contributed equally to this project.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.04.039