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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2011; 32(04): 214-216
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.95144
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Is antenatal detection of Wilms′ tumor a bad prognostic marker?

Vishesh Jain
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India
,
Anup Mohta
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India
,
Mamta Sengar
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya, Geeta Colony, Delhi, India
,
Nita Khurana
Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
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Abstract

Antenatal detection of Wilms′ tumor is rare and only nine cases have been reported till now in the English literature. We report a case of a 7-month-old child with prenatally detected renal mass managed by nephroureterectomy associated with intraoperative spill. The child developed recurrence while on DD4A chemotherapy. Salvage chemotherapy was initiated but there was no response after two cycles and the child expired due to tumor rupture.

Keywords

Neoplasm - prenatal diagnosis - recurrence - Wilms′ tumor


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06 August 2021

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