Metanephric adenoma is an uncommon benign renal tumor that occurs predominantly in adult females and rarely in children.
On histomorphology it shows a resemblance to Wilms' tumor, nephrogenic rests and papillary renal cell carcinoma. Multifocality along with multicentricity has not been documented in English literature till date. From a diagnostic and therapeutic viewpoint, recognition of this entity is of the utmost importance, because it shows a favorable clinical outcome. We describe a rare case of bilateral, multicentric metanephric adenoma associated with triphasic Wilms' tumor (stage II) of the left kidney in a male child.
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Pasricha S, Gandhi JS, Gupta G, Mehta A, Beg S. Are you the author?
Department of Pathology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, New Delhi, India.
Reference: Int J Urol. 2012 Dec;19(12):1114-7.
doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03134.x
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22925468
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