Wilm"s tumor
Updated March 05, 2015.
Definition:
This type of cancer starts in the kidney. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in children but is very different from kidney cancer in adults. May be hereditary.
Age range 6 months to 10 years - greatest in first 5 years.
For more information:
adapted from the National Cancer Institute
Also Known As: nephroblastoma
Definition:
This type of cancer starts in the kidney. It is the most common type of kidney cancer in children but is very different from kidney cancer in adults. May be hereditary.
Age range 6 months to 10 years - greatest in first 5 years.
For more information:
adapted from the National Cancer Institute
Also Known As: nephroblastoma
