Volume : 9, Issue : 6, June - 2020

NEPHROBLASTOMA: PRESENTATION OF A CLINICAL CASE

Alexander Antonio Jara Chavez, Carolina Vanessa Saldana Rodriguez, Carlos Alberto Lara Rueda, Priscila Monserrate Cisneros Andrade, V Ctor Alfonso Teran Perez, Nadya Steffany Reyes Nieto, Maria Belen Proano Bonifaz, Betty Fernandez Santamaria

Abstract :

Objectives: To describe the frequency, possible causes, symptoms, diagnosis, prognosis, complications and treatment of this disease. Method: A study of a pediatric patient with a right renal tumor lesion was performed, who underwent a clinical-surgical procedure and post-treatment follow-up. Result: A 3-year-old girl, who was diagnosed with a right renal tumor, underwent Right Nephroureterectomy + Appendectomy, confirming the diagnosis of Nephroblastoma. Subsequently, he underwent chemotherapy treatment. Patient 4 years after the end of treatment is free of disease. Conclusion: Early and timely detection together with a correct tumor staging and adequate multidisciplinary treatment is the objective to achieve control of the disease, even achieving cure.