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Definition of Wilms tumour

1. Noun. Malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass.

Medical Definition of Wilms tumour

1. Nephroblastoma, 3rd most common kiddie tumour (most common abdominal tumour), arises from embryonal renal tissue (nephroblastomatosis), large, only 10% are calcified, 4-10% bilateral, metastasis may lead to lungs, para-aortic nodes associated with: aniridia, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome, hemihypertrophy, Drash syndrome Cf: neuroblastoma (more likely calcified) (12 Dec 1998)

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