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Noun: Wilms' tumor
Usage: US (elsewhere: Wilms' tumour)
  1. 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