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Review
. 2015 Jan 29:20:84.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.84.5791. eCollection 2015.

Renal cell carcinoma in children: case report and literature review

Aissa Abdellah  1 , Kadiri Selma  1 , Marnouche Elamin  1 , Touil Asmae  1 , Rouas Lamia  2 , Malihy Abderrahmane  2 , El Majjaoui Sanaa  1 , Elkacemi Hanan  1 , Kebdani Tayeb  1 , Benjaafar Noureddine  1
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Review

Renal cell carcinoma in children: case report and literature review

Aissa Abdellah et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is infrequent in children; consequently it is important to communicate its diagnosis and follow up. The behaviour of this type of tumor is better characterized in adults and in this setting the treatment of choice is surgical resection. However, the place of chemo- and radiotherapy has not been well defined. Here, we present a 9-year-old boy with renal cell carcinoma demonstrating only hematuria without any pathological physical examination findings. The mass was described by abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography in the left kidney. After the left nephroureterectomy, the patient was given no adjuvant therapy.

Keywords: Renal cell carcinoma; children; surgical resection.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Computed tomographic images showing a heterogeneous left renal mass measuring 40/36/30 mm: A) scannographic axial section; B) frontal reconstruction
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histologic appearance: the tumor cells have clear cytoplasm and are arranged in nests with intervening blood vessels (GX40 (a) and GX200(b))
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