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 likely 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 moveable, flank mass.
E)sausage-shaped mass in the left upper quadrant.

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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