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Metastatic renal abscess mimicking Wilms’ tumour

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Renal abscesses are uncommon in children, and usually present with a high fever and flank pain. We report a 9-year-old girl who presented with abdominal pain and cough. While the finding of multiple lung nodules and a renal mass prompted the initial diagnosis of Wilms’ tumour, biopsy showed multiple renal abscesses with secondary lung involvement. The imaging findings and pathology correlation are provided.

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  1. Department of Medical Imaging, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, 72 King William Road, North Adelaide, SA 5006, Australia

    Sarah Constantine & Juliet Kaye

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Constantine, S., Kaye, J. Metastatic renal abscess mimicking Wilms’ tumour. Pediatr Radiol 34, 924–926 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-004-1239-z

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