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Pediatric renal masses: Wilms tumor and beyond.
Lowe LH, Isuani BH, Heller RM, Stein SM, Johnson JE, Navarro OM, Hernanz-Schulman M.
Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital and Medical Center, D-1120 Medical Center North, 1211 22nd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Radiographics. 2000 Nov-Dec;20(6):1585-603
A variety of pediatric renal masses may be differentiated from Wilms tumor on the basis of their clinical and imaging features. Wilms tumor is distinguished by vascular invasion and displacement of structures and is bilateral in approximately 10% of cases. Nephroblastomatosis occurs most often in neonates and is characterized by multiple bilateral subcapsular masses, often associated with Wilms tumors. Renal cell carcinoma is unusual in children except in association with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome and typically occurs in the 2nd decade. Mesoblastic nephroma is the primary consideration in a neonate with a solid renal mass. Multilocular cystic renal tumor is suggested by a large mass with multiple cysts and little solid tissue. Clear cell sarcoma is distinguished by frequent skeletal metastases, and rhabdoid tumor is distinguished by its association with brain neoplasms. Angiomyolipoma frequently contains fat and is associated with tuberous sclerosis. Renal medullary carcinoma occurs in patients with sickle cell trait or hemoglobin SC disease and manifests as an infiltrative mass with metastases. Ossifying renal tumor of infancy is differentiated from mesoblastic nephroma by the presence of ossified elements. Metanephric adenoma lacks specific features but is always well defined. Renal lymphoma is characterized by multiple homogeneous masses, often with associated adenopathy.
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Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Children's Hospital and Medical Center, D-1120 Medical Center North, 1211 22nd Ave S, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Radiographics. 2000 Nov-Dec;20(6):1585-603
A variety of pediatric renal masses may be differentiated from Wilms tumor on the basis of their clinical and imaging features. Wilms tumor is distinguished by vascular invasion and displacement of structures and is bilateral in approximately 10% of cases. Nephroblastomatosis occurs most often in neonates and is characterized by multiple bilateral subcapsular masses, often associated with Wilms tumors. Renal cell carcinoma is unusual in children except in association with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome and typically occurs in the 2nd decade. Mesoblastic nephroma is the primary consideration in a neonate with a solid renal mass. Multilocular cystic renal tumor is suggested by a large mass with multiple cysts and little solid tissue. Clear cell sarcoma is distinguished by frequent skeletal metastases, and rhabdoid tumor is distinguished by its association with brain neoplasms. Angiomyolipoma frequently contains fat and is associated with tuberous sclerosis. Renal medullary carcinoma occurs in patients with sickle cell trait or hemoglobin SC disease and manifests as an infiltrative mass with metastases. Ossifying renal tumor of infancy is differentiated from mesoblastic nephroma by the presence of ossified elements. Metanephric adenoma lacks specific features but is always well defined. Renal lymphoma is characterized by multiple homogeneous masses, often with associated adenopathy.
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