Renal nephroblastoma in adults: a case report

Authors

  • Esther Gilda González Carmona Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Oscar Bonilla Oliva Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Marcos Chaviano Hernández Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

Wilms tumor, adult

Abstract

Renal nephroblastoma is a solid tumor common in childhood that has an annual incidence of 7.8 per million children under 15 years of age, with a peak age of onset in the third year of life. Its incidence in adults is extremely rare and is estimated in 1% of the total number of nephroblastomas –about 250 cases reported in the literature. Its prognosis is more unfavorable than in children because it usually has a more malignant histological type and a higher clinical stage. In addition, the low number case prevents a proper assessment of treatment. The case of a 37-year-old patient is reported. Seventeen years ago, in studies conducted due to vision loss and hypertension, it was determined that he suffered from a kidney tumor, the pathological result showed it was a Wilms tumor. He has had a survival free of recurrence, and a full recovery from the symptoms that led to the diagnosis.

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González Carmona EG, Bonilla Oliva O, Chaviano Hernández M. Renal nephroblastoma in adults: a case report. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2013 Apr. 4 [cited 2025 Jul. 10];7(2):93-8. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/82

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2013): April-June

Section

Case Reports

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