[A case of metastatic nephroblastoma in an adult with favorable outcome under cisplatyl, etoposide].

Abstract

Wilm's tumor is exceptional in adulthood. Its treatment is based on radical nephrectomy, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The prognosis is poorer compared with children because adults present more frequently with advanced stages and chemotherapy has a moderate efficacy. The various protocols of chemotherapy and the indications of radiotherapy are not defined with precision, mainly due to the rarity of the disease. The authors report a case of adult Wilm's tumor with a favorable evolution followed 4 years in spite of an unfavorable histology, lung metastases and a relapse after a first chemotherapy.

• Authors: N Blois, J B Colomb, E Goullet, J Biserte, E Mazeman
• Journal: Progres en urologie : journal de l'Association francaise d'urologie et de la Societe francaise d'urologie (Prog Urol) Vol. 9 Issue 4 Pg. 731-3 (Sep 1999) ISSN: 1166-7087 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Un cas de néphroblastome métastasé chez l'adulte d'évolution favorable sous cisplatyl, étoposide.
• PMID: 10555229 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents
• Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
• Etoposide
• Cisplatin

Topics

• Adult
• Antineoplastic Agents (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Cisplatin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Etoposide (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Kidney Neoplasms (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Lung Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
• Male
• Nephrectomy
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome
• Wilms Tumor (diagnosis, drug therapy, secondary)