Horseshoe kidney with ureteral stone

Case contributed by Matt A. Morgan , 21 Sep 2015

Diagnosis certain

Changed by Matt A. Morgan, 21 Sep 2015

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Status changed from draft to published (public).

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3. Mesrobian HG, Kelalis PP, Hrabovsky E et-al. Wilms tumor in horseshoe kidneys: a report from the National Wilms Tumor Study. J. Urol. 1985;133 (6): 1002-3. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2987545">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>

Question was added:

Are horseshoe kidneys at increased risk for developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC)?

Answer was added:

No.... but they are at increased risk for developing Wilms tumor.