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Wilms tumor - Prevention

Alternative Names

Nephroblastoma; Kidney tumor

Prevention:

For children with a known high risk of Wilms tumor, screening with ultrasound of the kidneys may be recommended.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/8/2008
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Kim S. Surg Clin North Am. April 2006; 86(2): 469-87, xi.

Jaffe N, Huff V. Neoplasms of the KidneyIn: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:Chap. 499.