"Wilms Tumor" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malignant kidney tumor, caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of renal stem (blastemal), stromal (STROMAL CELLS), and epithelial (EPITHELIAL CELLS) elements. However, not all three are present in every case. Several genes or chromosomal areas have been associated with Wilms tumor which is usually found in childhood as a firm lump in a child's side or ABDOMEN.
| Descriptor ID |
D009396
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.435.595 C04.588.945.947.535.585 C04.700.635 C12.758.820.750.585 C12.777.419.473.585 C13.351.937.820.535.585 C13.351.968.419.473.585 C16.320.700.642
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| Concept/Terms |
Wilms Tumor- Wilms Tumor
- Tumor, Wilms
- Wilms' Tumor
- Tumor, Wilms'
- Wilm Tumor
- Wilm's Tumor
- Wilms Tumor 1
- Nephroblastoma
- Nephroblastomas
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Wilms Tumor" by people in this website by year, and whether "Wilms Tumor" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Wilms Tumor" by people in Profiles.
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Germline Pathogenic DROSHA Variants Are Linked to Pineoblastoma and Wilms Tumor Predisposition. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Apr 14; 31(8):1491-1503.
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Incidence and Survival of Children and Adolescents With Wilms Tumor, United States, 2001-2020. Cancer Med. 2025 Feb; 14(3):e70598.
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Treatment of focal anaplastic Wilms tumor: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AREN0321 and AREN03B2 studies. Cancer. 2025 Jan 15; 131(2):e35713.
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Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney and Soft Tissues: Results from National Wilms Tumor Study-5 and Children's Oncology Group Study AREN0321. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Mar; 72(3):e31490.
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Update on Surveillance for Wilms Tumor and Hepatoblastoma in Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome and Other Predisposition Syndromes. Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Dec 02; 30(23):5260-5269.
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Outcomes of relapsed favorable-histology Wilms tumor in non-clinical trial setting. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 01; 72(1):e31347.
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Long-term outcomes and patterns of relapse in patients with bilateral Wilms tumor or bilaterally predisposed unilateral Wilms tumor, a report from the COG AREN0534 study. Int J Cancer. 2024 Nov 15; 155(10):1824-1831.
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Bilateral Wilms tumor with anaplasia: A report from the Children's Oncology Group Study AREN0534. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Jul; 71(7):e30981.
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Genetic and epigenetic features of bilateral Wilms tumor predisposition in patients from the Children's Oncology Group AREN18B5-Q. Nat Commun. 2023 12 18; 14(1):8006.
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Delineating the interplay between oncogenic pathways and immunity in anaplastic Wilms tumors. Nat Commun. 2023 11 30; 14(1):7884.