Successfull Treatment of a Child with Advanced Stage Renal Cell Carcinoma

Kupeli S., YALÇIN B., BÜYÜKPAMUKÇU M.

CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.38, no.3, pp.536-539, 2013 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: CUKUROVA MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.536-539
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Treatment of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in children is based on an extensive surgery. Radical nephrectomy with lymph node dissection is sufficient for most of the stage I-II tumors. However, in advanced disease some different management strategies have been defined including immunotherapy. We present a 9-year-old girl with advanced stage RCC, inoperable at the time of diagnosis and successfully treated with interferon-alpha (IFN alpha) after operation.