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Related Disorders
Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Wilms' tumor Possible signs of a kidney tumor include a lump in the abdomen
and blood in the urine. The tumor is usually diagnosed and removed
in surgery. Other treatments include chemotherapy, radiation,
biologic therapy or a combination. Biologic therapy, or
immunotherapy, boosts your body's own ability to fight cancer. Most
children with Wilms' tumor can be cured.
This is one family's account of having a Wilms Tumor diagnosis. Please click the link for an on page report of their Journey. Some browsers require permission to open active content, you must approve this to see the text.
Hepatoblastoma
Hepatoblastoma is a rare tumor (an abnormal tissue growth) that originates in cells in the liver. It is the most common cancerous (malignant) liver tumor in early childhood. Most hepatoblastoma tumors begin in the right lobe of the liver. Hepatoblastoma cancer cells also can spread (metastasize) to other areas of the body. The most common site of metastasis is the lungs. Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome The K-T syndrome is a rare congenital malformation that is usually characterized by a triad of symptoms: 1.)Port-wine stain or "birthmark" (cutaneous capillary malformations), 2.)Soft tissue and bony hypertrophy (excessive growth of the soft tissue and /or bones), 3.)Venous malformations & lymphatic abnormalities. K-T usually is limited to one limb, but may
occur in multiple limbs and/or head or trunk area. Internal organs
may also be involved. Each case of K-T is unique and may exhibit the
above characteristics to differing degrees. Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita (CMTC) A rare condition that mainly affects the blood vessels of the skin. It is usually seen at birth or soon after. CMTC looks like a purple, marble-like pattern on the surface of the skin. This pattern is similar to the fishnet-like blotches seen in young infants when they are cold. In children with CMTC, the marbling is more severe and always visible. The marble-like skin pattern may be limited to a certain part of the body (localized CMTC) and there may be slight depressions in the skin. CMTC also may be distributed over large areas of the body (generalized CMTC) CMTC can affect the arms, trunk and face, but usually occurs on the legs. The skin pattern may become more visible with vigorous movement, crying, or with exposure to the cold. Related abnormalities are found in up to 50% of patients with CMTC. These abnormalities include vascular conditions such as port wine stains (red-colored patches that are present at birth) and hemangiomas (non-cancerous, blood-filled growths that appear in the first weeks of life). Other associated conditions include:
http://www.cmtc.nl/HTML/eng_start.php Proteus syndrome Proteus Syndrome is a condition which involves atypical growth of the bones, skin, head and a variety of other symptoms. This condition was first identified by Michael Cohen Jr., DMD, PhD., in 1979. In 1983 a German Pediatrician, Hans-Rudolf Wiedemann, named it proteus syndrome, for the Greek God Proteus “the polymorphous” presumably because of the variable manifestation in the four unrelated boys first identified with the syndrome. At this time there are over 120 documented cases worldwide. However, not all cases of proteus syndrome are documented, therefore it is unknown how many individuals have this syndrome. The syndrome became widely known when it was determined that Joseph Merrick(the patient depicted in the play and movie "The Elephant Man") had severe Proteus syndrome rather than neurofibromatosis as was initially suggested. Other associated conditions include:
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