%0 Journal Article
%T Isolated Hemihyperplasia in an Infant: An Overlooked Sign for Wilms Tumor Development
%A Kamer Mutafoglu
%A Emre Cecen
%A Handan Cakmakci
%J Iranian Journal of Pediatrics
%D 2010
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Background:Children with overgrowth syndromes including isolated hemihyperplasia have an increased risk for developing embryonal tumors, particularly Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma. Screening with sonography has been suggested as a method of identifying these tumors while they are still at an early stage. Case Presentation:We describe an infant diagnosed with Wilms tumor in whom isolated hemihyperplasia had been overlooked by several physicians prior to the tumor diagnosis. Conclusion:We recommend tumor surveillance for all patients with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and isolated hemihyperplasia at least for the first six years of life since full molecular characterization of every patient is not readily available.
%K Wilms Tumor
%K Neoplasms
%K Embryonal
%K Hemihyperplasia
%K Children
%K Infant
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