Wilms Tumor: Diagnosis and Therapy

A blood test provides evidence of an inflammatory process at most in late stages. In addition, it may be possible to exclude another type of tumor (neuroblastoma). By far the most important diagnostic tools are imaging techniques, especially ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging. These can then also be used to determine the size and spread … Wilms Tumor: Diagnosis and Therapy

Wilms Tumor: Kidney Cancer in Children

When the German surgeon Max Wilms described a particular kidney cancer in children in his 1899 work “Die Mischgeschwülste,” he did not yet know that it would later be named after him. He probably had even less idea that the tumor, which was inevitably fatal at the time, could usually be beaten under today’s therapy. … Wilms Tumor: Kidney Cancer in Children

Wilms Tumor: Course and Prognosis

With current therapeutic methods, about 90% of all affected patients can be cured in the long term. In individual cases, the prognosis depends on the stage of the tumor and its tissue types and composition. What is the course and prognosis? Complications may occur with each method, for example: Bleeding and inflammation during surgery. Occlusion … Wilms Tumor: Course and Prognosis