Wilms’ tumor in adults – treatment and prognosis according to own experience
Article published in Urologia Polska 2008/61/3.

authors

Dominika Makota, Romuald Zdrojowy, Krystyna Sawicz-Birkowska, Janusz Dembowski, Michał Wróbel, Tomasz Szydełko, Anna Kołodziej, Monika Bonczyk, Bartosz Małkiewicz: Katedra i Klinika Urologii i Onkologii Urologicznej Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu
Katedra i Klinika Chirurgii i Urologii Dziecięcej Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu

keywords

kidney Wilms’ tumour adults treatment SIOP NWTS

summary

Wilms’ tumor, one of the most common solid tumor in childhood, occurs very rarely in adults. For a long time it was considered that by

contrast to Wilms’ tumour in children prognosis in adults is much worse. Last reports suggested that the use of therapeutic protocols

similar to those applied in children and the use of therapy according to well-defined risk groups led to improvement in outcomes in

adults. We present evolution of treatment modalities and our experience in this field.

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