Turkish Journal of Pathology

Türk Patoloji Dergisi

Turkish Journal of Pathology

Turkish Journal of Pathology

2006, Vol 22, Num, 2     (Pages: 112-114)

Adult Wilms’ tumor: A case report

Mehmet KEFELİ 1, Levent YILDIZ 1, Filiz KARAGÖZ 1, Recep BÜYÜKALPELLİ 2

1 Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Patoloji Anabilim Dalı, SAMSUN
2 Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Üroloji Anabilim Dalı, SAMSUN

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Wilms' tumor or nephroblastoma is the most common renal tumor of childhood. It's very rare in adults, to our knowledge fewer than 300 cases have been reported in the literature to date. In this report, clinical and histopathological finding of a rare case of Wilms' tumor that originated from the right kidney of a 29 year-old man is presented.

Keywords : Wilms' tumor, nephroblastoma, adult