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Long‐term Follow‐up of Children with Renal Carcinoma
Author(s) -
BRUCE J.,
GOUGH D. C. S.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1990.tb14783.x
Subject(s) - medicine , renal carcinoma , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , disease , carcinoma , oncology , pathology
Summary— Renal carcinoma is a rare tumour in children. The clinical, histological and follow‐up details of 6 patients are presented. Haematuria is confirmed as an important indicator of renal pathology. Long‐term follow‐up suggests that chemotherapy and radiotherapy have little effect on the prognosis in advanced disease.