Wilms Tumor
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Wilms Tumor Incidence
Facts about Wilm's tumor:
About 1 out of 200,000 children in the US develop Wilm's tumor each year.
Wilm's tumor is most common in children who are 3 years old.
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Wilms Tumor Symptoms
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Last Updated: Apr 8, 2008
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Wilms Tumor References:
Blakely ML, Shamberger RC, et al; National Wilms' Tumor Study Group. Outcome of children with cystic partially differentiated nephroblastoma treated with or without chemotherapy. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Jun;38(6):897-900.
Kremens B, Gruhn B, Klingebiel T, et al. High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue in children with nephroblastoma. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2002 Dec;30(12):893-8.
McLorie GA. Wilms' tumor (nephroblastoma). Curr Opin Urol. 2001 Nov;11(6):567-70.
Pritchard-Jones K, Kelsey A, et al; United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group; Wilm's Tumor Working Group. Older age is an adverse prognostic factor in stage I, favorable histology Wilms' tumor treated with vincristine monochemotherapy: a study by the United Kingdom Children's Cancer Study Group, Wilm's Tumor Working Group. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Sep 1;21(17):3269-75.
