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MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ROBOTIC SURGERY

Wilm’s tumor during pregnancy: report of laparoscopic removal and review of literature

Jamil Rehman¹, Bilal Chughtai², Khurshid Guru³, Sardar A. Khan¹, Howard L. Adler¹, Fredrick Miller⁴

1 Department of Urology, SUNY-Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
2 Division of Urology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA
3 Department of Urologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
4 Department of Pathology, SUNY-Stony Brook University, School of Medicine, Stony Brook, New York, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Jamil Rehman, Department of Urology, Stony Brook University Medical Center , HSC L-9, Room 040 Stony Brook, NY 11794-8093 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2008, 15(4), 4180-4183.

Abstract

Wilm’s tumor, or nephroblastoma, is a common renal tumor among children. Few cases of Wilm’s tumor have been reported in women during pregnancy. The authors present a rare case of a pregnant female, who underwent laparoscopic excision of a large Wilm’s tumor. The authors have also provided a review of the current literature.

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