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Congenital mesoblastic nephroma metastatic to the brain: a report of two cases

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Congenital mesoblastic nephroma was originally believed to be a universally benign neoplasm. More recently, aggressive congenital mesoblastic nephromas have been described with local recurrence and/or metastases. We report two patients with documented congenital mesoblastic nephroma which later metastasized to the brain.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    A. E. Schlesinger

  2. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    N. S. Rosenfield

  3. Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    V. P. Castle & R. Jasty

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Schlesinger, A.E., Rosenfield, N.S., Castle, V.P. et al. Congenital mesoblastic nephroma metastatic to the brain: a report of two cases. Pediatr Radiol 25 (Suppl 1), S73–S75 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03545592

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