A mother brings her 2-year-old child for you to assess. The mother feels a lump whenever she fastens the child's diaper. Nephroblastoma is a likely diagnosis for this child when your physical examination of the abdomen reveals a(n):
A) fixed mass palpated in the hypogastric area.
B) tender, midline abdominal mass.
C) olive-sized mass of the right upper quadrant.
D) nontender, slightly movable, flank mass.

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A Wilms tumor (nephroblastoma) is the most common intraabdominal tumor of childhood. It presents with hypertension, fever, malaise, and a firm nontender mass deep within the flank that is only slightly movable and is usually unilateral.

A Mother Brings Her 2-Year-Old Child for You to Assess