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The clinical and pathological features of a left renal tumour and a subsequent retroperitoneal tumour in a 2-year-old boy are presented. The nephrectomy specimen showed typical features of a triphasic Wilms’ tumour with focal heterologous elements and intralobar nephrogenic rests. The tumour was assessed as clinical stage III and post-operative chemotherapy and radiotherapy were administered. A retroperitoneal mass, detected following completion of postoperative therapy, was mainly made up of skeletal muscle and mature adipose tissue. Nests of epithelium resembling ameloblastic nests and a unique structure reminiscent of a developing tooth were present.
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Received: 22 January 1999 / Accepted: 25 March 1999
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Govender, D., Hadley, G. Recurrent Wilms’ tumour or retroperitoneal teratoma? . Virchows Archiv 435, 67–70 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004280050397
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