GU Flashcards
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Wilms Tumor
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Wilms tumor ( nephroblastoma) is an embryonal renal neoplasm, one of the most common childhood malignancies of the GU tract. It is typically found as a firm, smooth mass in the abdomen or flank. Most Wilms tumors occur in children between 2 and 5 years old.
An important feature of WT is the occurrence of associated congenital anomalies including renal abnormalities, ambiguous genitalia, cryptorchidism, hypospadias, hemihypertrophy, aniridia, cardiac abnormalities, and Beckwith-Weidemann, Denys-Drash, and Perlman syndromes. Routine screening with renal ultrasound is indicated for patients with the features mentioned above
