Open AccessWilms tumor
Author(s) -
Green Daniel M.,
D'Angio Giulio J.,
Beckwith J. Bruce,
Breslow Norman E.,
Grundy Paul E.,
Ritchey Michael L.,
Thomas Patrick R. M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
ca: a cancer journal for clinicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 62.937
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1542-4863
pISSN - 0007-9235
DOI - 10.3322/canjclin.46.1.46
Subject(s) - wilms' tumor , medicine , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , multimodal therapy , oncology , pathology
Wilms tumor is the most common primary malignant renal tumor of childhood, representing about six percent of all childhood cancers in the United States. Developments in surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy have led to a dramatic change in the prognosis for most patients, and Wilms tumor has become a paradigm for multimodal treatment of a pediatric malignant solid tumor. The authors review the progress made in the diagnosis and management of children with Wilms tumor.