Case Report on Wilm’s Tumor in Children

Borkar, Saurabh and Maurya, Archana (2021) Case Report on Wilm’s Tumor in Children. Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International, 33 (60B). pp. 3758-3762. ISSN 2456-9119

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Abstract

Introduction: Wilms tumor is the most frequent kind of kidney cancer in kids. It is responsible for around 6% of all tumors in children. In children under the age of 15, the incidence is 7.6% cases per million, with 75% of cases occurring before the child reaches the age of five. A variant term for wilms tumor is nephroblastoma. It is most widespread between the ages of three and four, after which it becomes much less frequent.

Clinical Findings: Wilms tumor in children produces one or more of the following signs and symptoms:

Abdominal pain

Increasing abdominal girth

Lack of appetite

Fever

Blood in the urine

Nausea or vomiting.

Constipation

Shortness of breath

Diagnostic Evaluation: Increase abdominal girth, pain, fever, vomiting, cried at the time of urination, hematuria, black stool, pallor, hypertension and moderate microcytic anemia (Iron deficiency).

Ultrasonography: Splenomegaly

Therapeutic Investigation: X- ray of abdomen and chest, IVP, USG, MRI, CT scan, renal function test and urine analysis, liver function test bone marrow study, and histology

Outcome: After treatment, the child shows great improvement, his fever, abdominal pain, blood in urine is minimized and his Hb level is increased from 9gm% to 11.1gm%.

Conclusion: A female child of 11 years from admitted to pediatric ward no .22, Acharya Vinoba Bhave rural hospital Sawangi ( Meghe) wardha on 28/9/2020 with a rare case of Wilms tumor. She is 30kg and his height is 142cm. She was admitted to the hospital, where all investigations and treatments began. She improved dramatically after therapy and continued to do so until my last day of care.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Digital Academic Press > Medical Science
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Date Deposited: 13 Feb 2023 11:54
Last Modified: 30 Jul 2024 06:36
URI: http://science.researchersasian.com/id/eprint/167

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