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| | www.patientcenters.com -- Childhood Cancer Center -- Wilms Tumor |
 | | The decision to use radiation therapy to treat a child with Wilms is based largely on the stage and histology of the tumor. | | | Due to improvements in surgical techniques, drug therapies, and radiation, 85 to 90 percent of children with Wilms tumor who receive state-of-the-art treatment are cured. | | | Once Wilms tumor has been diagnosed, surgery and/or more tests are done to determine if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body. |
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http://www.patientcenters.com/childcancer/news/wilms_tumor.html
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| | Sloan-Kettering - Wilms' Tumor |
| | Stage IV tumors with favorable or unfavorable histology are treated with a combination of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. | | | Stage II tumors with unfavorable histology usually require surgery followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy. | | | Once the tumor has been staged, your child's doctor will create a treatment plan to most effectively treat the disease. |
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http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/3080.cfm
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| | Wilms Tumor |
| | Tumors that are difficult to remove or bilateral tumors are almost always treated with chemotherapy first to make subsequent surgery easier. | | | Laboratory studies are trying to identify tumors that are more likely to be resistant to therapy. | | | Treatment involves a combination of therapies that include surgery, chemotherapy, and, in advanced cases, radiation therapy. With this approach, cure rates are now 85-90 percent. |
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http://www.stjude.org/disease-summaries/0,2557,449_2167_2997,00.html
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Wilms' tumor |
| | Children with a localized tumor have a 90% cure rate when treated with surgery and chemotherapy; or with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy combined. | | | Radiation therapy and chemotherapy will often be started after surgery, depending on the stage of the tumor. | | | Special emphasis is placed on the history and physical exam -- looking for a family history of cancer and for associated birth defects in the child. |
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| | Wilms' tumor |
| | These therapies are called adjuvant therapies, and this type of combination therapy has been shown to substantially improve outcome in patients with Wilms' tumor. | | | All of these patients receive abdominal radiation therapy and lung radiation therapy if the tumor has spread to the lungs. | | | These patients usually receive abdominal radiation therapy and lung radiation therapy if the tumor has spread to the lungs. |
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http://www.lifesteps.com/gm/Atoz/ency/wilms_tumor.jsp
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| | Wilms' tumor |
| | Because advances in treating children with Wilms' tumor have come through research, you may be asked to consider letting your child participate in a clinical trial, a carefully planned study to evaluate the benefits and risks of experimental treatments. | | | Improved imaging techniques help doctors to determine the extent of the cancer in Wilms' tumor and to plan treatment. | | | You may feel a mass in your child's abdomen during bathing or dressing, or your child's doctor may detect it during a routine physical examination. |
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| | eMedicine - WAGR Syndrome : Article by Steven K Bergstrom, MD |
| | However, if a Wilms tumor develops, a multidisciplinary approach is required prior to surgery. | | | He or she can consult with the family regarding the likelihood of their having other affected offspring, and the geneticist can consult with patients regarding the risks to their offspring. | | | CT of the chest and abdomen may provide further information about the location and stage of the tumor. |
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| | Wilms' Tumor - Children's Hospital Boston |
| | Chemotherapy may be used alone for some types of cancer or in conjunction with other therapy such as radiation or surgery. | | | This technique is most sensitive to determine whether a clot of the tumor extends from the kidney vein through the vena cava towards the heart. | | | pain in the abdomen from pressure on other organs near the tumor |
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| | Wilms' Tumor - DrGreene.com |
| | Her chest X-ray showed that her lungs were filled with cancer and causing her to cough. | | | This is a situation where good doctors who primarily take care of adults with cancer or good pediatricians who don't primarily take care of cancer are not good enough. | | | The treatment involves removing the tumor surgically and giving chemotherapy. |
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| | Brusa-Torricelli syndrome (www.whonamedit.com) |
| | The condition is autosomal dominant with inconsistent phenotypic expression. | | | We thank Kelly Trout of the International WAGR Syndrome Association for for information submitted. | | | The association of aniridia and Wilms tumor is now well documented and more than 50 patients have been reported. |
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http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/2404.html
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| | Wilms' Tumor |
| | External radiation therapy â“ radiation directed at the tumor from a source outside the body | | | Internal radiation therapy â“ radioactive materials placed into the body near the cancer cells | | | Wilms' tumors may grow large without causing any pain or other symptoms. |
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http://www.stjohn.org/HealthInfoLib/HGArticle.aspx?ArticleID=22835
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| | Wilms' tumor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The stroma may include striated muscle, cartilage, bone, fat tissue, fibrous tissue. | | | - The tumor is not ruptured or biopsied (open or needle) prior to removal. | | | Stage IV (10% of patients) Stage IV Wilms’ tumor is defined as the presence of hematogenous metastases (lung, liver, bone, or brain), or lymph node metastases outside the abdomenopelvic region. |
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| | The term WAGR syndrome defines the association of Wilms tumor, aniridia, genitourinary dysplasia and mental retardation. | | | The aniridia type 2 is a bilateral developmental disorder of the eye, characterized by the complete or partial aplasia or dysplasia of the iris and optic nerve hypoplasia, leading to vision impairment. | | | Renal failure in the Denys-Drash and Wilms' tumor-aniridia syndromes CANCER RESEARCH 2000 Aug 1; 60(15): 4030-2). |
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http://malattierare.pediatria.unipd.it/pubblicaMR/mr_dx_ing.asp?mr=365
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| | WAGR Syndrome |
| | A combination of two or more of these conditions must be present for an individual to be diagnosed with WAGR Syndrome. | | | The acronym stands for (W)ilms' Tumor, the most common form of kidney cancer in children; (A)niridia, partial or complete absence of the colored region of the eye(s) (iris or irides); (G)onadoblastoma, cancer of the cells that form the testes in males or the ovaries in females (gonads); and Mental (R)etardation. | | | The clinical picture varies, depending upon the combination of associated abnormalities. |
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http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/nord1014.asp
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| | Wilms tumor of the Kidney |
| | •The tumor may arise as a result of failure of blastemal tissue to differentiate into normal renal structures., | | | •Occurs in approximately 7 in a million children per year in the U.S. Occurs as part of WARG syndrome (Wilms tumor, aniridia, retardation, genital abnormalities). | | | •The tumor at the time of discovery was too massive to surgically remove. |
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| | chromosome 11p deletion syndrome |
| | Heredity: Phenotypic variability is related to the breakpoint 11p13--the most common deletion, is associated with aniridia and Wilms tumor are the main features, frequently in association with glaucoma, corneal opacity, optic atrophy, nystagmus, and blepharophimosis. | | | Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 11 with a variable phenotype: Congenital absence of the iris, genitourinary abnormalities and mental retardation known as aniridia-ambiguous genitalia-mental retardation (AGR) triad; Wilms tumor-aniridia-ambiguous genitalia-mental retardation (WAGR) syndrome; Wilms tumor associated with congenital absence of the iris, genitourinary abnormalities, hemihypertrophy, mental retardation, and other anomalies termed AWTA; | | | Head and neck: Cranial asymmetry, microcephaly, brachycephaly, prominent forehead, long narrow face, large fontanelles, premature synostosis of metopic sutures, and biparietal foramina. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/jablonski/syndromes/syndrome160.html
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| | Wilms tumor |
| | 3rd most common kiddie tumor (most common abd tumor) |
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