Symptoms of Wilms' tumor
Symptoms of Wilms' tumor
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for Wilms' tumor includes the 23
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Kidney cancer:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Kidney cancer produces a classic clinical triad (hematuria, pain, and a palpable mass), but any one may be the first sign of cancer. Microscopic or gross hematuria (which may be intermittent) suggests that the cancer has spread to the renal pelvis. Constant abdominal or flank pain may be dull or, if the cancer causes bleeding or blood clots, acute and colicky. The mass is generally smooth, firm, and nontender. All three signs coexist in only about 10% of patients.
Other signs include fever (perhaps from hemorrhage or necrosis), hypertension (from compression of the renal artery with renal parenchymal ischemia), rapidly progressing hypercalcemia (possibly from ectopic parathyroid hormone production by the tumor), and urine retention. Weight loss, edema in the legs, nausea, and vomiting signal advanced disease.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Kidney cancer:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Kidney cancer produces a classic triad of signs and symptoms — hematuria, pain, and a palpable mass — but any one may be the first indication of cancer. Microscopic or gross hematuria (which may be intermittent) suggests that the cancer has spread to the renal pelvis.
Constant abdominal or flank pain may be dull or, if the cancer causes bleeding or blood clots, acute and colicky. The mass is generally smooth, firm, and nontender. All three signs of kidney cancer coexist in only about 10% of patients.
Other signs and symptoms include fever (perhaps from hemorrhage or necrosis), hypertension (from compression of the renal artery with renal parenchymal ischemia), rapidly progressing hypercalcemia (possibly from ectopic parathyroid hormone production by the tumor), and urine retention. Weight loss, edema in the legs, nausea, and vomiting are signs and symptoms of advanced kidney cancer.
CLINICAL TIP: Bone pain or fracture from a metastatic lesion may also be a chief complaint.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Congenital Infections:
Presentation
(Pediatric Infectious Disease)
Ten percent of infants with congenital CMV infection are symptomatic at birth.
These patients often present with multiple organ system involvement, including
intrauterine growth retardation, petechiae, anemia, leukopenia, and
thrombocytopenia. A classic finding on computed tomography of the head in
congenital CMV is periventricular calcification (Fig. 3.1). The predilection
for the calcification in this area is believed to be related to the tendency of
CMV to infect the rapidly dividing germinal matrix cells. Magnetic resonance
imaging of neonates with congenital CMV infection may also reveal irregular
areas in the junction of the gray and white matter, accompanied by the presence
of ventricular pseudocysts. Patients with congenital CMV may have continual
neurologic damage even after birth, which is thought to be secondary to
persistent viral replication.
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Source: Pediatric Infectious Disease, 2004
Wilms' tumor as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Wilms' tumor, it is also important to consider Wilms' tumor as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Wilms' tumor may cause:
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This signs and symptoms information for Wilms' tumor has been gathered from various sources,
may not be fully accurate,
and may not be the full list of Wilms' tumor signs or Wilms' tumor symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Wilms' tumor may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Wilms' tumor symptoms.
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