An approach to renal masses in pediatrics

Renal masses in children may be discovered during routine clinical examination or incidentally during the course of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for other causes. Renal cancers are rare in the pediatric population and include a spectrum of pathologies that may challenge the clinician in choo...

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Published inPediatrics (Evanston) Vol. 135; no. 1; p. 142
Main Authors Malkan, Alpin D, Loh, Amos, Bahrami, Armita, Navid, Fariba, Coleman, Jamie, Green, Daniel M, Davidoff, Andrew M, Sandoval, John A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2015
Subjects
Algorithms
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - surgery
Child
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms - surgery
Nephroma, Mesoblastic - diagnosis
Nephroma, Mesoblastic - surgery
Sarcoma, Clear Cell - diagnosis
Sarcoma, Clear Cell - surgery
Wilms Tumor - diagnosis
Wilms Tumor - surgery
benign
malignant
renal mass
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Summary:Renal masses in children may be discovered during routine clinical examination or incidentally during the course of diagnostic or therapeutic procedures for other causes. Renal cancers are rare in the pediatric population and include a spectrum of pathologies that may challenge the clinician in choosing the optimal treatment. Correct identification of the lesion may be difficult, and the appropriate surgical procedure is paramount for lesions suspected to be malignant. The purpose of this article is to provide a comprehensive overview regarding the spectrum of renal tumors in the pediatric population, both benign and malignant, and their surgical management.
ISSN:1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.2014-1011