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*Malignant rhabdoid tumor was first described as a variant of [[Wilms' tumor]] of the kidney, in 1978. | *Malignant rhabdoid tumor was first described as a variant of [[Wilms' tumor]] of the kidney, in 1978. | ||
*Later, rhabdoid tumours outside the kidney were reported in many tissues including the liver, soft tissue, and the central nervous system. | *Later, rhabdoid tumours outside the kidney were reported in many tissues including the liver, soft tissue, and the central nervous system. | ||
*Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney is a rare malignancy, closely related to [[atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor]] of the brain.<ref | *Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney is a rare malignancy, closely related to [[atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor]] of the brain.<ref name=intromalk1>Malignant rhabdoid tumour of the kidney. Dr Matt A. Morgan and Radswiki et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-rhabdoid-tumour-of-the-kidney. Accessed on December 22, 2015</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 22 December 2015
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
- Malignant rhabdoid tumor is one of the aggressive tumors in the pediatric population. It was originally described as a rhabdomyosarcomatoid variant of Wilms' tumor, which is primarily a kidney tumor.[1]
- Malignant rhabdoid tumor was first described as a variant of Wilms' tumor of the kidney, in 1978.
- Later, rhabdoid tumours outside the kidney were reported in many tissues including the liver, soft tissue, and the central nervous system.
- Malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney is a rare malignancy, closely related to atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor of the brain.[2]
References
- ↑ Malignant rhabdoid tumour. Wikipedia 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malignant_rhabdoid_tumour. Accessed on December 22, 2015
- ↑ Malignant rhabdoid tumour of the kidney. Dr Matt A. Morgan and Radswiki et al. Radiopaedia 2015. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/malignant-rhabdoid-tumour-of-the-kidney. Accessed on December 22, 2015