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Nephroblastoma

Medical Definition: A malignant kidney tumor made up of three cell types: blastemal, stromal, and epithelial, but not all present in every case.
Guide Notes: coord IM with KIDNEY NEOPLASMS (IM); /genet: consider also GENES, WILMS TUMOR
Nephroblastoma Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Denys-Drash Syndrome - A rare syndrome characterized by UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES, PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM, and Wilms tumor (NEPHROBLASTOMA).
Canadian Medical Guide Definition WAGR Syndrome - A contiguous gene syndrome associated with hemizygous deletions of chromosome region 11p13. The condition is marked by the combination of Wilms' tumor (W), ANIRIDIA (A), genitourinary abnormalities (G), and MENTAL RETARDATION (R).

Nephroblastoma Medical Definitions and Terms

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