Noun: Wilms' tumor
Usage: US (elsewhere: Wilms' tumour)
Usage: US (elsewhere: Wilms' tumour)
- Malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
"Early detection of the Wilms' tumor improved the child's prognosis";
- Wilms tumour, adenomyosarcoma, nephroblastoma, embryoma of the kidney, Wilms' tumour [Brit, Cdn]
Type of: sarcoma
Encyclopedia: Wilms' tumor