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 inJournal of Cancer Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 132 - 135
Main Authors Guo, Aitao, Wei, Lixin, Song, Xin, Liu, Aijun
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia Ivyspring International Publisher 01.01.2011
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Case Report
intracardiac extension
adult
intracaval extension
Wilms tumor
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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.
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