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• Num_publicacion 65(4)
• Resumen_ingles

  Organ transplant recipients are at high risk of developing tumors. In the case of kidney transplantation, the risk is even higher because, in addition to the immunosuppressive therapy, many of these patients have undergone long periods of dialysis and, thus, have developed acquired renal cystic disease. We report the case of a 6-year-old girl who had received a renal transplant at the age of 2, with normal function. She was brought to the emergency service of our hospital with abdominal pain, and was diagnosed as having Wilms' tumor in her left native kidney. We stress the usefulness of ultrasonography in these patients (some protocols recommend it be performed periodically as a screening test to detect neoplasms) and the importance of identifying certain syndromes or conditions that predispose to the development of malignancies in this group of patients, a circumstance that may affect the therapeutic approach.

• Palabras_clave_ingles Wilms’ tumor kidney transplantation immunosuppressive agents predisposing syndromes ultrasonography
• Todos_autores D. Crespo Marcos, J.C. López-Menchero Oliva, A. de la Huerga López, J. Adrián Gutiérrez, P. Galarón García, R. Marañón Pardillo
• autores listados D. Crespo Marcos, J.C. López-Menchero Oliva, A. de la Huerga López, J. Adrián Gutiérrez, P. Galarón García, R. Marañón Pardillo
• Correspondecia
  D. Crespo Marcos. Sección de Urgencias de Pediatría. Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario «Gregorio Marañón». Madrid. Doctor Esquerdo, 46. 28007 Madrid.
  Correo electrónico: davidcrespomarcos@gmail.com
• Titulo_ingles Wilms’ tumor in a renal transplant patient
• Centros_trabajo Sección de Urgencias de Pediatría. Departamento de Pediatría. Hospital General Universitario «Gregorio Marañón». Madrid
• Publicado en Acta Pediatr Esp. 2007; 65(4): 180-182
• copyright ©2007 Ediciones Mayo, S.A.
• Fecha recepcion 29/10/05
• Fecha aceptacion 16/11/06