 Wilms Tumor
"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.
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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
- Nephroblastoma
- Nephroblastomas
- Wilms Tumor 1
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 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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Rubin BP, Pins MR, Nielsen GP, Rosen S, Hsi BL, Fletcher JA, Renshaw AA. Isochromosome 7q in adult Wilms' tumors: diagnostic and pathogenetic implications. Am J Surg Pathol. 2000 Dec; 24(12):1663-9.
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Granter SR, Fletcher JA, Renshaw AA. Cytologic and cytogenetic analysis of metanephric adenoma of the kidney: a report of two cases. Am J Clin Pathol. 1997 Nov; 108(5):544-9.
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Renshaw AA, Maurici D, Fletcher JA. Cytologic and fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) examination of metanephric adenoma. Diagn Cytopathol. 1997 Feb; 16(2):107-11.
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Fletcher JA, Renshaw AA. Isochromosome 7q in adult Wilms' tumor. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1996 Feb; 86(2):168-9.
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