"Wilms Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D009396
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.435.595 C04.588.945.947.535.585 C04.700.635 C12.758.820.750.585 C12.777.419.473.585 C13.351.937.820.535.585 C13.351.968.419.473.585 C16.320.700.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Wilms Tumor- Wilms Tumor
- Tumor, Wilms
- Wilms' Tumor
- Tumor, Wilms'
- Wilm Tumor
- Wilm's Tumor
- Wilms Tumor 1
- Nephroblastoma
- Nephroblastomas
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wilms Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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Kalapurakal JA, Gopalakrishnan M, Mille M, Helenowski I, Peterson S, Rigsby C, Laurie F, Jung JW, Fitzgerald TJ, Lee C. Feasibility and accuracy of UF/NCI phantoms and Monte Carlo retrospective dosimetry in children treated on National Wilms Tumor Study protocols. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018 12; 65(12):e27395.
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McQuaid JW, Lee RS. Biomarkers for Wilms Tumor: A Brave New World. J Urol. 2016 11; 196(5):1337-1338.
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Ratnam GV, Abu-Eshy S, Morad N, Almutawa AM. Adult extrarenal Wilms' tumour: A case report and review of literature. West Afr J Med. 2006 Jan-Mar; 25(1):75-8.