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Late recurrence of Wilms' tumour with exclusive skeletal muscle phenotype 23 years after primary diagnosis.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Jan 2007
Senetta Rebecca, Macrì Luigia, Pacchioni Donatella, Castellano Isabella, Cassoni Paola, Bussolati Gianni
Abstract excerpt
A late recurrence of Wilms' tumour (WT) 23 years after the primary diagnosis is described. The primary tumour occurred in a 10-month-old girl and showed various degrees of differentiation, including skeletal muscle phenotype. A postoperative chemotherapy was performed. Twenty-three years after the surgery, the tumour relapsed: the lesion was exclusively composed of mature skeletal muscle elements (diffuse and...
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