"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 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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Wilms tumor treatment protocol compliance and the influence on outcomes for children in Tanzania. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Dec; 70(12):e30704.
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Wilms tumor reveals DNA repair gene hyperexpression is linked to lack of tumor immune infiltration. J Immunother Cancer. 2022 06; 10(6).
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Inter-rater reliability of surgical reviews for AREN03B2: a COG renal tumor committee study. J Pediatr Surg. 2014 Jan; 49(1):154-8; discussion 158.
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Extrarenal Wilms tumor: a case report and review of the literature. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jun; 48(6):E33-5.
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Primary nephrectomy and intraoperative tumor spill: report from the Children's Oncology Group (COG) renal tumors committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jan; 48(1):34-8.
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Denys-Drash syndrome with neonatal renal failure in monozygotic twins due to c.1097G>A mutation in the WT1 gene. Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2011; 30(4):266-72.
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Decision analysis to compare treatment strategies for Stage I/favorable histology Wilms tumor. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Jul 01; 54(7):879-84.
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Intradural spinal Wilm's tumor metastasis: case report. Neurosurgery. 2006 Oct; 59(4):E942-3; discussion E943.
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Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 disrupts tumor vascular mural cell recruitment and survival signaling. Cancer Res. 2006 Apr 15; 66(8):4378-84.
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Topoisomerase IIalpha in Wilms' tumour: gene alterations and immunoexpression. J Clin Pathol. 2006 Dec; 59(12):1272-7.