Wilms' tumour
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/ /vɪlmz /noun
A malignant tumour of the kidney, of a type that occurs in young children.Children are more likely to develop a kind of kidney cancer called Wilms' tumor....
- This pioneering, statistically based model explained both the hereditary and sporadic forms of retinoblastoma, and was followed by similar models for neuroblastoma and Wilms' tumor.
- An abdominal mass in a child may also be due to Wilms' tumor.
Origin
Early 20th century: named after Max Wilms (1867–1918), German surgeon.
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