Wilms' tumor


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Wilms' tumor

 (wĭlmz)
n.
A malignant tumor of the kidney that is associated with certain genetic abnormalities and chiefly affects young children. Also called nephroblastoma.
[After Max Wilms (1867-1918), German surgeon.]
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Noun1.Wilms' tumor - malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable massWilms' tumor - malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma, Wilms tumour
sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer
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Wilms' tumor

n. tumor de Wilms, neoplasma del riñón que se desarrolla rápidamente y usualmente se ve en la infancia.
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Regulation of the proto-oncogenes bcl-2 and c-myc by the Wilms' tumor suppressor gene WT1.
WT1 Expression as a Potential Biomarker of Malignancy in Canine Breast Tumor/La Expresion de WT1 como un Biomarcador Potencial Maligno en un Tumor de Mama Canino
6 Oji Y, Miyoshi S, Maeda H, Hayashi S, Tamaki H, Nakatsuka SI, Yao M, Takahashi E, Nakano Y, Hirabayashi H: Overexpression of the Wilms' tumor gene WT1 in de novo lung cancers.
INTENSITY OF WILM'S TUMOR (WT1) IMMUNOMARKER IN ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Wilms' tumor, also known as nephroblastoma, is a common intraabdominal malignancy in young children with most cases occurring before age 5.
Adult Wilms' Tumor: A Rare Case Report/Eriskin Wilms Tumoru: Nadir Bir Olgu Sunumu
Childhood renal neoplasm accounts for approximately 7% of all cancers in childhood and are in the vast majority Wilms' tumor (WT) or nephroblastoma [1,2].
A Wilms' Tumor with Spinal Cord Compression: An Extrarenal Origin?
While our imaging findings clearly ruled out Wilms' Tumor (WT), it should be noted that WT was highly unlikely at the outset given age of presentation [4, 9].
Ossifying Renal Tumor of Infancy: Laparoscopic Treatment and Literature Review
In this paper, we report a case of BMPM in a male patient submitted to unilateral nephrectomy for a right-sided Wilms' tumor when he was a child.
Benign Multicystic Peritoneal Mesothelioma in a Male Patient with Previous Wilms' Tumor: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
When Dan Kitchens was three years old, he was diagnosed with a Wilms' tumor or nephroblastoma, a kidney cancer that primarily affects kids.
Mary Kitchens: Camp Rainbow
DSP-7888 contains peptides to induce Wilms' tumor gene 1 -specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes and helper T cells, which attack WT1-expressing cancerous cells found in various types of hematologic and solid cancers.
US FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Boston Biomedical's Investigational WT1 Cancer Peptide Vaccine DSP-7888 in Brain Cancer
According to the company, DSP-7888 contains peptides to induce Wilms' tumor gene 1 (WT1)-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) and helper T cells, which attack WT1-expressing cancerous cells found in various types of hematologic and solid cancers.
Boston Biomedical awarded US FDA ODD for investigational cancer peptide vaccine DSP-7888
Study Pattern of computed tomography scan findings in children with wilms' tumor in a tertiary hospital in Lagos, Nigeria.
Role of computed tomography in the evaluation of renal masses
Patient 2 was a 17-year-old female with stage 4 favorable histology Wilms' tumor who developed both pulmonary and abdominal recurrence 10 months after initial therapy.
Small Split Doses of [CD34.sup.+] Peripheral Blood Stem Cells to Support Repeated Cycles of Nonmyeloablative Chemotherapy

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