Long survival in a male with 18-trisomy syndrome and Wilms' tumor

At 11½ years of age, this patient is the oldest known surviving male with the 18-trisomy syndrome verified by autoradiographic studies of peripheral leucocytes. He presents, in addition, the unusual finding of a Wilms' tumor, which was removed at the age of 2 years.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 1969-07, Vol.44 (1), p.111-116
Hauptverfasser:	Geiser, C F, Schindler, A M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abnormalities, Multiple Autoradiography Child Chromosomes, Human, 16-18 Hepatitis - congenital Humans Karyotyping Kidney Neoplasms - complications Male Mortality Skull - abnormalities Trisomy Wilms Tumor - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	At 11½ years of age, this patient is the oldest known surviving male with the 18-trisomy syndrome verified by autoradiographic studies of peripheral leucocytes. He presents, in addition, the unusual finding of a Wilms' tumor, which was removed at the age of 2 years.
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.44.1.111