Korean J Med.
2002 Nov;63(5):577-580.
A case of adult extrarenal Wilms' tumor originated from retroperitoneum
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Taegu College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea. rhmrhm@cataegu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, Catholic University of Taegu College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- 3Department of Gynecology, Catholic University of Taegu College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- 4Department of Radiology, Catholic University of Taegu College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
- 5Department of Internal medicine, Yeung Nam University College of Medicine, Taegu, Korea.
Abstract
- Wilms' tumor is the most common malignant abdominal tumor in the adolescent and pediatric period, whereas adult Wilms' tumor is uncommon. Wilms' tumor often originates in the kidney. Extrarenal Wilms' tumor is rare and has been considered "unstageable". Therefore, treatment and long-term survival have not been uniformly reported. We report a 24 year-old female who developed extrarenal Wilms' tumor, in the retroperitoneal space. She was misdiagnosed for ovarian neoplasm and underwent debulking operation, by which Wilms' tumor was confirmed. Palliative chemotherapy and radiotherapy were performed.
