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Adult Wilms' Tumour with Intracaval Extension: A Case Report | ||
| Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-163 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Author | ||
| Hayder Mahdi AL-Aridy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| BACKGROUND: Wilms' tumors (WT) most commonly occur between the ages of 2 and 5 years and are the second most common abdominal tumor in children, secondary to neuroblastomas(1). It accounts for approximately 5–6% of the neoplasms in children and is rare in the adult population(2). Less than 3% of all the reported Wilms' tumor cases occur in adults. The overall survival of 83% has been recently reported with the use of primary nephrectomy followed by adjuvant combination chemotherapy(3). Up to 4% of patients with WT have tumor thrombus involving the vena cava, and the incidence of cardiac involvement is about 0.8% to 1%(4,5). In adults, tumor extension into the vena cava and the right side of the heart is extremely rare. | ||
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