Sandbox: DDx Kidney mass

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  • 1-2 yo patients
  • Constitutional symptoms
  • May have abdominal pain, constipation, proptosis, periorbital ecchymoses, back pain, weakness, hypertension, and subcutaneous nodules
  • Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome
  • Heterogeneous mass on U/S
  • Internal vascularity
  • Necrosis
  • Calcification
  • Small round blue cells
  • Thin pink fibrous septa
  • Homer-Wright rosettes
  • Neuropil-like stroma



Nonmalignant causes

anaplastic sarcoma clear cell sarcoma mesoblastic nephroma metanephric stromal tumor nephroblastomatosis / nephrogenic rests neuroblastoma oncocytoid carcinoma after neuroblastoma ossifying tumor renal cell carcinoma rhabdoid tumor translocation carcinoma (children)