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Utility of Echocardiography in Identifying Right Ventricular Extension of Wilm's Tumor

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Katrina Wood, Dr Quentin Campbell Hewson

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Abstract

We present a rare case of a child with a Wilm's tumor with an intravascular tumor-thrombus extending from the inferior vena cava to the right ventricle via the tricuspid valve. Rapid tumor progression resulted in life-threatening clinical deterioration. Radiologic and cardiac imaging demonstrated the extent of the intravascular extension of her tumor-thrombus. Emergency neo-adjuvant chemotherapy resulted in rapid clinical improvement, so that complete surgical excision was possible. Following multimodality therapy, the child is now in remission. (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound43:262-264, 2015

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Author(s): Iyer P, Sibal N, Chaudhari M, Wood KM, Campbell-Hewson Q

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Year: 2015

Volume: 43

Issue: 4

Pages: 262-264

Print publication date: 01/05/2015

Online publication date: 28/05/2014

Acceptance date: 06/05/2014

ISSN (print): 0091-2751

ISSN (electronic): 1097-0096

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcu.22174

DOI: 10.1002/jcu.22174

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