Multimodal tumor therapy in a 31-year-old pregnant woman with Wilms tumor

Urol Int. 2009;83(3):364-7. doi: 10.1159/000241685. Epub 2009 Oct 13.

Abstract

Wilms tumor, or nephroblastoma, is the most common malignant tumor of the urinary tract in children, but is rarely found in adults. Here, we report the first case of a female patient with a Wilms tumor, diagnosed during pregnancy, who underwent radical nephrectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy before and after delivering a healthy child. Generally, treatment should follow the guidelines established for the pediatric setting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Kidney Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / drug therapy*
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / surgery*
  • Wilms Tumor / drug therapy*
  • Wilms Tumor / surgery*