The right kidney of a bovine fetus aborted at approximately 6 months gestation was 15x19x10 cm, weighed 1.47 kg, and was not lobulated. The cut surface was pale pink and spongy. A diagnosis of nephroblastoma was made on the basis of epitheliallined tubular structures and cysts in a connective tissue stroma.
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