Diseases

Wilms Tumor

A malignant kidney tumor, caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of renal stem (blastemal), stromal (STROMAL CELLS), and epithelial (EPITHELIAL CELLS) elements. However, not all three are present in every case. Several genes or chromosomal areas have been associated with Wilms tumor which is usually found in childhood as a firm lump in a child's side or ABDOMEN.

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A malignant kidney tumor, caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of renal stem (blastemal), stromal (STROMAL CELLS), and epithelial (EPITHELIAL CELLS) elements. However, not all three are present in every case. Several genes or chromosomal areas have been associated with Wilms tumor which is usually found in childhood as a firm lump in a child's side or ABDOMEN.

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11 entry terms
  • Nephroblastoma
  • Wilms Tumor 1
  • Wilms' Tumor
  • Nephroblastomas
  • Tumor, Wilms
  • Tumor, Wilms'
  • Wilm Tumor
  • Wilm's Tumor
  • Bilateral Wilms Tumor
  • Tumor, Bilateral Wilms
  • Wilms Tumor, Bilateral

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with KIDNEY NEOPLASMS (IM); /genet: consider also GENES, WILMS TUMOR

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History Note

2006 (1963)

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WJ 358

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Wilms Tumor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009396. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009396
  2. Wilms Tumor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilms%27_tumor
  3. Wilms Tumor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q756289