Brain metastases in Wilms' tumor: case report and literature review |
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Authors: | MacRae Rob Grimard Laval Hsu Elizabeth Nizalik Elizabeth Halton Jacqueline M |
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Institution: | Ottawa Regional Cancer Center and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Canada. |
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Abstract: | A 2-year-old girl who had a stage 2, favorable-histology Wilms tumor diagnosed when she was age 10 months presented with multiple brain metastases at second recurrence. She had been treated with combined radiotherapy, surgery, and chemotherapy; at 2 months after treatment, recurrent disease developed in the central nervous system and she died. Brain metastases are rare in the natural history of Wilms tumor. Although it does not appear that cerebral metastases are a barrier to tumor eradication and long-term survival if treated with combined modality therapy, treatment should be individualized. |
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