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- Title
Wilms tumor with inferior vena cava duplication: a rare case report.
- Authors
Feng Guo; Tianyou Li; Wei Liu; Gang Wang; Rui Ma; Rongde Wu; Guo, Feng; Li, Tianyou; Liu, Wei; Wang, Gang; Ma, Rui; Wu, Rongde
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Wilms tumor is the most common renal tumor of childhood. Duplication of the inferior vena cava is an uncommon anomaly. In the present study, we present a case of Wilms tumor with the inferior vena cava duplication, which has not been reported previously.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>A 14-month-old female presented with an enlarging abdominal mass. Computed tomography imaging demonstrated a large mass in the right kidney, duplication of the inferior vena cava below the renal veins and compression of the right inferior vena cava caused by the enormous mass. A right radical nephrectomy was performed. Final pathology was consistent with Wilms tumor. Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy was executed. Computed tomography imaging at 3 months postoperatively showed the right inferior vena cava played a dominant role and the left inferior vena cava was not detected clearly. During the follow-up of 18 months, no local recurrence or metastasis has been observed.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>It is important to recognize the case of Wilms tumor with the inferior vena cava duplication to avoid injury of retroperitoneal venous anomalies and life-threatening hemorrhage during surgery through preoperative computed tomography.
- Subjects
VENA cava inferior; INFERIOR vena cava surgery; NEPHROBLASTOMA; KIDNEY diseases; COMPUTED tomography; POSTOPERATIVE care
- Publication
BMC Urology, 2018, Vol 18, p1
- ISSN
1471-2490
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12894-018-0401-0