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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 | <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" /> | ||
<noinclude>[[Category:Paediatrics]] | <noinclude>[[Category:Paediatrics]] | ||
[[Category:Oncology]]</noinclude> | [[Category:Oncology]] | ||
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