Wilm's tumour and renal dysplasia: an hypothesis.

Neonatal extra-renal Wilm's tumour.

Metanephric adenoma.

A 59-year old woman was diagnosed with a tumour in her right kidney. A nephrectomy was performed, and a 45 mm diameter tan-pink coloured tumour was found. Microscopy revealed small, dark cells in organized arrays of small round acini and tubules with glomeruloid infoldings. A diagnosis of metanephric adenoma was made. The tumour cells proved diploid on flow cytometry and immunohistochemical sta...

Pattern of malignant renal tumours using 2004 WHO classification of renal tumours on radical nephrectomy.

OBJECTIVE To determine the type of malignant renal tumours subjected to radical nephrectomy at a tertiary care urology unit using the 2004 WHO classification for renal tumours. METHODS It was an observational study conducted at Department of Urology, AFIU Rawalpindi, from October 2008 to September 2010. The study included 92 patients with malignant renal tumours of both genders aged above 15 ...

In vivo imaging of cellular proliferation in renal cell carcinoma using 18F-fluorothymidine PET

Objective(s): The ability to measure cellular proliferation non-invasively in renal cell carcinoma may allow prediction of tumour aggressiveness and response to therapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the uptake of 18Ffluorothymidine (FLT) PET in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and to compare this to 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), and to an immunohistochemical measure of cellular proliferatio...

Paraneoplastic Cushing Syndrome Due To Wilm's Tumor.

Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare disorders that are triggered by an altered immune system response to neoplasm. Paraneoplastic syndromes may be the first or the most prominent manifestations of cancer. Wilm's tumor is the most frequent pediatric renal malignancy and usually presents with abdominal mass. Unusual presentations like acquired von Willebrand disease, sudden death due to pulmonary e...