Mar 25, 2023 · Wilms tumor is a rare kidney cancer that mainly affects children. Also known as nephroblastoma, it's the most common cancer of the kidneys ...

Apr 11, 2024 · Treatment options for high-risk and very high-risk relapsed Wilms tumor include the following: Chemotherapy, surgery, and/or radiation therapy.

Ninety percent of Wilms tumors are diagnosed before six years of age with the median age of diagnosis being 3.5 years. With marked improvements in chemotherapy, ...

Oct 17, 2018 · Wilms tumor (also called Wilms' tumor or nephroblastoma) starts in the kidneys and is the most common cancer in children. Learn more here.

A Wilms tumor is staged based on the results of surgery, analysis of the tumor cells (see Diagnosis), and whether the cancer has spread. There are 5 stages: ...

Staging is the process of finding out how far your child's kidney cancer, or Wilms tumor, has spread. It is important in determining prognosis and treatment ...

Oct 14, 2021 · Wilms tumour (WT) is a childhood embryonal tumour that is paradigmatic of the intersection between disrupted organogenesis and tumorigenesis ...

Wilms tumor is a solid cancerous tumor of the kidney that arises from immature kidney cells. For most children with Wilms tumor, no clear cause is known.

May 21, 2020 · Wilms tumor, or nephroblastoma, is the most common childhood abdominal malignancy. The median age at diagnosis of this kidney tumor (see the ...