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Extrarenal Teratoid Wilms’ Tumor in Association with Horseshoe Kidney

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Extrarenal teratoid Wilms’ tumor is a rare variant of Wilms’ tumor. Literature shows only 17 reported cases. We present this right-sided teratoid Wilms’ tumor in a 3-year-old boy for its rarity in association with the horseshoe kidney. The tumor was found in the anterior aspect of the right kidney and consisted of triphasic Wilms’ tumor element along with the presence of heterologous components.

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Baskaran, D. Extrarenal Teratoid Wilms’ Tumor in Association with Horseshoe Kidney. Indian J Surg 75, 128–132 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0606-5

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