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

Type of: sarcoma

Encyclopedia: Wilms' tumour