Wilms' tumor

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Wilms' tumor

(wĭlmz)

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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Noun

Wilms' 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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GlobalData's clinical trial report, "Wilms' Tumor (Nephroblastoma) Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2016" provides an overview of Wilms' Tumor (Nephroblastoma) clinical trials scenario.

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Now Available: Wilms' Tumor (Nephroblastoma) Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2013

Intracaval and intracardiac extension of Wilms' Tumor.

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