| wilms tumour | <radiology> Nephroblastoma, 3rd most common kiddie tumour (most common abdominal tumour), arises from embryonal renal tissue (nephroblastomatosis), large, only 10% are calcified, 4-10% bilateral, metastasis may lead to lungs, para-aortic nodes associated with: aniridia, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, hemihypertrophy, Drash syndrome Cf: neuroblastoma (more likely calcified) (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Wilms' tumour | A malignant renal tumour of young children, composed of small spindle cells and various other types of tissue, including tubules and, in some cases, structures resembling foetal glomeruli, and striated muscle and cartilage. Often inherited as an autosomal dominant trait . Synonym: adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilms, Max | <person> German surgeon, 1867-1918. See: Wilms' tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| genes, wilms' tumour | Tumour suppressor genes located in the 11p13 region on the short arm of human chromosome 11. The absence of these genes is associated with the formation of wilms' tumour. (12 Dec 1998) |
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