Adult nephroblastoma or Wilms' tumor: A rare entity - Case report
Wilms' tumor (nephroblastoma) is rare in adults, comprising less than 5 % of renal cancers. This report details a 48-year-old male with persistent abdominal pain, weight loss, and fatigue, whose imaging showed a large, heterogeneous left renal mass with regional lymph node involvement. Post-nephrectomy histology confirmed nephroblastoma with a triphasic pattern. The patient underwent left radical nephrectomy and received adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin, vincristine, and actinomycin D. Three months later, follow-up CT scans revealed no residual disease. This case underscores the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges of adult nephroblastoma and the need for more effective treatment protocols.
Authors
- Ahmed Ibrahimi
- Salim Lachkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1829-2596)
- Imad Boualaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6233-0449)
- Hachem Al Sayegh
- Yassine Nouini
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier Ibn Sina (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Urology Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2024.102858
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Renal and related cancers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.23