Renal Yolk Sac Tumor Clinically Misdiagnosed as Nephroblastoma: A Case Report

Conclusion: Imaging examination of renal yolk sac tumor can easily be misdiagnosed as Wilms tumor. SIOP treatment plan for Wilms tumor requires preoperative chemotherapy, which is different from the treatment regimen for yolk sac tumor. Preoperative alpha-fetoprotein could have been helpful in avoiding this clinical misdiagnosis.PMID:36645844 | DOI:10.1080/15513815.2023.2166800

Source: Fetal and Pediatric Pathology - January 16, 2023 Category: Pathology Authors: Meng Zhu Chengmao Xia Jie Yang Zhe Liu Xiaowen Zhao Yaling Li Bin Liu Yanli Yang Yali She Source Type: research