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Mesoblastic nephroma natural history, complications and prognosis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Complications of mesoblastic nephroma include stillbirth, shoulder dystocia at birth, hydrops fetalis, and respiratory distress syndrome. Prognosis is generally excellent, and the 5-year survival rate of patients with mesoblastic nephroma is approximately 96%.[1]
Prognosis
Prognosis
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM, Grundy P, Graf N, Pritchard-Jones K, Bergeron C, Patte C; et al. (2008). “Characteristics and survival of 750 children diagnosed with a renal tumor in the first seven months of life: A collaborative study by the SIOP/GPOH/SFOP, NWTSG, and UKCCSG Wilms tumor study groups”. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 50 (6): 1130–4. doi:10.1002/pbc.21389. PMID 18095319.
- ↑ Mesoblastic nephroma.Dr Ayush Goel and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mesoblastic-nephroma
- ↑ Leclair MD, El-Ghoneimi A, Audry G, Ravasse P, Moscovici J, Heloury Y; et al. (2005). “The outcome of prenatally diagnosed renal tumors”. J Urol. 173 (1): 186–9. PMID 15592071.
- ↑ Liu YC, Mai YL, Chang CC, Chen KW, Chow SN (1996). “The presence of hydrops fetalis in a fetus with congenital mesoblastic nephroma”. Prenat Diagn. 16 (4): 363–5. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199604)16:4<363::AID-PD858>3.0.CO;2-O. PMID 8734816.
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