Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Unilateral Non-Syndromic Wilms Tumor in a 9-Day-Old Neonate
Neonatal renal tumors are uncommon and generally associated with an excellent prognosis. We report the youngest patient to date with unilateral non-syndromic Wilms tumor successfully treated with nephron-sparing surgery rather than radical nephrectomy, which is the current standard of care. The patient subsequently received risk-adapted chemotherapy. At 18 months of follow-up, he remains asymptomatic and with symmetric differential renal volumes, consistent with preserved bilateral renal function. This case suggests that nephron-sparing surgery, when technically feasible, may represent a safe and effective treatment option for carefully selected neonatal renal tumors, offering a functional advantage over radical nephrectomy without compromising oncologic safety.
Authors
- Silvia Ceccanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1649-1038)
- Gabriele Masselli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1926-6576)
- Francesco Morini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5887-813X)
- Loredana Amoroso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1950-4754)
- Denis A. Cozzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7290-3837)
- Gian Marco Andreoli
Institutions
- Policlinico Umberto I (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2026-07-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children13070966
- Primary Topic
- Renal and related cancers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00