Adult wilms tumor with intracaval and intracardiac extension: report of a case and review of literature
Wilms tumor (WT) occurs infrequently in adults. Even rarer is adult WT with extension by direct intravascular spread into the right side of the heart. The present report describes a partially differentiated WT with intracaval and intracardiac extension in a 54-year-old man. The morphologic and immun...
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Published in | Journal of Cancer Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 132 - 135 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Australia
Ivyspring International Publisher
01.01.2011
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Summary: | Wilms tumor (WT) occurs infrequently in adults. Even rarer is adult WT with extension by direct intravascular spread into the right side of the heart. The present report describes a partially differentiated WT with intracaval and intracardiac extension in a 54-year-old man. The morphologic and immunohistochemical findings confirmed the diagnosis. |
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Bibliography: | Conflict of Interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists. |
ISSN: | 1837-9664 1837-9664 |
DOI: | 10.7150/jca.2.132 |