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Wilms Tumor

Chad Hamner, MD Reviewed 06/2022
 


BASICS

DESCRIPTION

  • The most common renal tumor in children; fifth most common pediatric malignancy

  • An embryonal renal neoplasm containing blastemal, stromal, or epithelial cell types

  • System(s) affected: ...

DIAGNOSIS

HISTORY

  • Abdominal mass (>90%), abdominal pain (40%), hypertension (25%), gross hematuria (18%)  (1)

  • Associated symptoms (10%): fever, weight loss, anorexia, malaise  (1)

  • History of increasin...

TREATMENT

GENERAL MEASURES

  • Surgical resection with varying regimens of combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy dependent upon stage of disease

  • Risk stratification is used to determine appropriate...

ONGOING CARE

FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS

Patient Monitoring

  • Monitoring for toxic effects of therapy should be performed throughout treatment and long-term: liver function tests; serum creatinine; CBC; ECH...

REFERENCES

1
National Cancer Institute. Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors Treatment (PDQ): Health Professional Version. Retrieved from https://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/hp/wilms-treatment...

CODES

ICD10

  • C64.9 Malignant neoplasm of unsp kidney, except renal pelvis

  • C64.1 Malignant neoplasm of right kidney, except renal pelvis

  • C64.2 Malignant neoplasm of left kidney, except renal pelvis

SNOMED

  • 30...

CLINICAL PEARLS

  • WT is the most common renal tumor in children; usually affecting children <5 years.

  • Overall survival 30-100%.

  • Outcomes worse with anaplasia, older age, advanced stage, chromosome gain...

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