An unusual cystic renal tumour is described which resembles, superficially, the solitary multilocular cyst of the kidney, but which shows appreciable amounts of proliferating undifferentiated renal blastema. We believe that this tumour represents a partially differentiated nephroblastoma and that, a
Benign cystic nephroblastoma
β Scribed by W. Havers; Chr. Stambolis
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1010 KB
- Volume
- 131
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
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β¦ Synopsis
A benign cystic nephroblastoma in a 6-month-old boy is presented.
Erroneous interpretation as malignant nephroblastoma led to unnecessarily aggressive therapy. There is no evidence of recurrence or metastatic disease 12 years after the initial resection. As shown in our case and in the others previously reported in the literature, benign cystic nephroblastoma represents a distinct clinicopathological entity which does not show malignant behavior.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma (CPDN) is a rare neoplastic disorder consisting of a well-demarcated cystic lesion of the kidney where blastemal or other embryonic cells are present in the septa of the cysts. Magnetic resonance imaging can detect the cystic character of the lesion and