Dilated Cardiomyopathy Caused by Wilms Tumor

Dilated Cardiomyopathy Caused by Wilms Tumor

The authors report the case of a 7-month-old girl with unilateral Wilms tumor with dilated cardiomyopathy, leading to cardiac failure and requiring intensive care. After chemotherapy and tumor removal, cardiac function has improved. This is a rare report on the association between nephroblastoma and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric emergency care 2017-01, Vol.33 (1), p.41-42
Hauptverfasser: Chalavon, Emmanuelle, Lampin, Marie-Emilie, Lervat, Cyril, Leroy, Xavier, Bonnevalle, Michel, Recher, Morgan, Sudour-Bonnange, Hélène
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Sprache:eng
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Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - diagnosis
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated - etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Emergency Service, Hospital
Female
Humans
Infant
Kidney Neoplasms - complications
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms - therapy
Wilms Tumor - complications
Wilms Tumor - diagnosis
Wilms Tumor - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:The authors report the case of a 7-month-old girl with unilateral Wilms tumor with dilated cardiomyopathy, leading to cardiac failure and requiring intensive care. After chemotherapy and tumor removal, cardiac function has improved. This is a rare report on the association between nephroblastoma and dilated cardiomyopathy without hypertension.
ISSN:0749-5161
1535-1815
DOI:10.1097/PEC.0000000000000338