📋Overview
Wilms' tumor is a legacy term for a type of kidney cancer primarily affecting children, now commonly referred to as nephroblastoma. It is a malignant tumor originating from immature kidney cells and is one of the most common pediatric renal cancers. The tumor typically arises in one kidney but can occasionally affect both. It is distinct from adult kidney cancers and has specific clinical and genetic features.
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