Publication: WAGR syndrome in a Nepalese male child
Date
2016
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Institute of Medicine
Abstract
Abstract
WAGR syndrome which includes Wilms' tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies and mental retardation is a rare, sporadic, genetic disorder characterized by de nova deletion in the distal band of 11p13chromosome. Here, we report first case of WAGR from Nepal of a 5 year old male child with hypospadias, right Wilms' tumor and bilateral aniridia treated successfully by surgery and chemotherapy.
Keywords: WAGR syndrome, Wilms' tumor, Hypospadias, Aniridia, Chemotherapy
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RP Chaudhary
MS Pediatric Surgeon, Assoc.Professor, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kanti's Children's Hospital,
M Chaudhary
MD Ophthalmologist, Assoc. Professor, IOM, Tribhuvan University.
Keywords
WAGR syndrome, Wilms' tumor, Hypospadias, Aniridia, Chemotherapy