What is Wilms' tumor?
What is Wilms' tumor?
- Wilms' tumor: A malignant kidney tumor that occurs in children.
- Wilms' tumor: An embryonal pediatric tumor of the kidney which may also be seen rarely in adults. The peak incidence of Wilms tumor is between the second and fifth year of life. Microscopically, it is composed of a mixture of cellular elements (blastemal, stromal, and epithelial). The most common sites of metastasis include the regional lymph nodes, lungs, and liver. -- 2004
Source - Diseases Database
- Wilms' tumor: malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Wilms' tumor is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Wilms' tumor, or a subtype of Wilms' tumor,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Wilms' tumor as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Wilms' tumor: Introduction
Types of Wilms' tumor:
Broader types of Wilms' tumor:
Who gets Wilms' tumor?
Patient Profile for Wilms' tumor: Usually young children under five, rarely in older children or adults.
How serious is Wilms' tumor?
Complications of Wilms' tumor:
see complications of Wilms' tumor
5-year survival rate for Wilms' tumor: 87.6% 5-year survival rate for white children under 15-years old with Wilm’s Tumor in the US 1983-90 (SEER)
What causes Wilms' tumor?
Causes of Wilms' tumor: see causes of Wilms' tumor
What are the symptoms of Wilms' tumor?
Symptoms of Wilms' tumor:
see symptoms of Wilms' tumor
Complications of Wilms' tumor:
see complications of Wilms' tumor
Can anyone else get Wilms' tumor?
Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Wilms' tumor
Wilms' tumor: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Wilms' tumor.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Wilms' tumor.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Wilms' tumor:
see treatments for Wilms' tumor
Research for Wilms' tumor:
see research for Wilms' tumor
Organs Affected by Wilms' tumor:
Organs and body systems related to Wilms' tumor include:
Name and Aliases of Wilms' tumor
Main name of condition: Wilms' tumor
Class of Condition for Wilms' tumor: cancer
Other names or spellings for Wilms' tumor:
congenital nephroblastoma, nephroblastoma, WT1, Bilateral Wilms tumor, embryoma kidney, embryonal adenomyosarcoma kidney, embryonal mixed tumor kidney
Wilms' tumour
Source - Diseases Database
Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour, Adenomyosarcoma, Embryoma of the kidney, Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour, Adenomyosarcoma, Nephroblastoma, Embryoma of the kidney
Source - WordNet 2.1
Bilateral Wilms tumor, Nephroblastoma, WT1, WT1, Bilateral Wilms tumor
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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