Jun Kuwabara, Satoshi Akita, Mitsunori Sato, Katsuya Watanabe, Takayasu Kawamoto, Kazufumi Tanigawa, Sayuri Matsui, Yusuke Matsuno, Yousuke Abe, Satoshi Kikuchi, Motohira Yoshida, Shigehiro Koga, Kei Ishimaru, Hiroyuki Egi, Yuji Watanabe
Wilms tumor (WT) is the most common malignant kidney tumor in children. High blood pressure is seen in up to 55% of children with WT. However, hypertensive cardiomyopathy with congestive heart failure due to WT is remarkably rare, with only several cases reported worldwide. In this report, a pediatric case of WT with hypertension causing hypertensive cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure is presented. An 8-month-old male child with abdominal distension was seen by his primary physician. He was referred to our hospital for further examination and treatment...
November 30, 2020: Journal of Nippon Medical School