Open Access Indonesian Journal of Medical Reviews
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022): Open Access Indonesian Journal of Medical Reviews

Diagnosis and Management of Wilms Tumor

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Article Info

Publish Date
11 Mar 2022

Abstract

Wilms Tumor is one of the malignancies frequently found in children under five years old. This tumor is frequently found coincidentally by parents or caregivers who notice a lump in the children’s abdomen. The specific factors of Wilms tumor have not been detected yet. However, it is often associated with specific syndromes as a predisposing factor and a mutation of specific genes. The symptoms caused by this tumor are varied, starting from asymptomatic without any symptom to severe symptoms due to the tumor distribution to the lung. In general, Wilms tumor attacks one of the kidneys (unilateral) with different grades and particular histology. Generally, the management encompasses surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, depending on the tumor grade. The patients’ recovery rate and managed survival rate were quite high with a low recurrence rate. Therefore, a clinical approach and skepticism of Wilms tumor become one of the diagnoses in children with an abdominal mass.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

OAIJMR

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Open Access Indonesian Journal of Medical Reviews (OAIJMR) is a bi-monthly, international, peer-review, and open access journal dedicated to various disciplines of medicine, biology and life sciences. The journal publishes all type of review articles, narrative review, meta-analysis, systematic ...