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Familial synchronous bilateral teratoid Wilms tumor with elevated alpha-fetoprotein level.
Tumori - 1 Nov 2012
Okur Arzu, Pinarli Faruk Guclu, Karadeniz Ceyda, Poyraz Aylar, Fidan Kibriya, Basaklar Can, Oguz Aynur
Abstract excerpt
Familial Wilms tumor is a rare entity that accounts for only 1-2% of all Wilms tumor cases, with an earlier age of onset and an increased frequency of bilateral tumors. Teratoid Wilms tumor is a variant of nephroblastoma with a predominance of heterologous tissues comprising more than 50% of the tumor volume. Wilms tumor does not usually secrete any specific tumor marker and all teratoid Wilms tumor cases...
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