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(Created page with "<section begin="radiology" />'''Wilms tumour''', also called '''nephroblastoma''', is a tumour of the metanephric blastema. It’s the most common renal tumour in childhood. It mostly presents before the age of 5. 5% of cases are bilateral.<section end="radiology" /> == WAGR syndrome == Wilms tumour may be part of a syndrome called WAGR syndrome, characterised by Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, and retardation (intellectual disability). == Clinical feat...")
 
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<section begin="radiology" />'''Wilms tumour''', also called '''nephroblastoma''', is a tumour of the metanephric blastema. It’s the most common renal tumour in childhood. It mostly presents before the age of 5. 5% of cases are bilateral.<section end="radiology" />
<section begin="urology" /><section begin="radiology" />'''Wilms tumour''', also called '''nephroblastoma''', is a tumour of the metanephric blastema. It’s the most common [[renal mass]] in childhood. It mostly presents before the age of 5. 5% of cases are bilateral.<section end="radiology" />


== WAGR syndrome ==
== WAGR syndrome ==
Wilms tumour may be part of a syndrome called WAGR syndrome, characterised by Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, and retardation (intellectual disability).
Wilms tumour may be part of a syndrome called WAGR syndrome, characterised by Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary anomalies, and retardation (intellectual disability).
 
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== Clinical features ==
== Clinical features ==
It commonly presents as a painless, incidentally discovered abdominal mass, sometimes with haematuria. Unlike in [[neuroblastoma]], this abdominal mass does not cross the midline.
It commonly presents as a painless, incidentally discovered abdominal mass, sometimes with haematuria. Unlike in [[neuroblastoma]], this abdominal mass does not cross the midline.
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== Management ==
== Management ==
Treatment is usually by neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery (nephrectomy).
Treatment is usually by neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery (nephrectomy).<section end="urology" />
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