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Wilms tumor
nephroblastoma
- 3rd most common kiddie tumor (most common abd tumor)
- arises from embryonal renal tissue (nephroblastomatosis)
- large
- only 10% are calcified
- 4-10% bilateral
- mets --> lungs, para-aortic nodes
associated with:
Cf: neuroblastoma (more likely calcified)
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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