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Wilms' tumor |
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Wilms' tumor [′vilmz ‚tü·mər] (medicine) A malignant renal tumor composed principally of mesodermal tissues. Also known as nephroblastoma. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The condition was diagnosed as Wilm's tumor, a cancer found only in children. Jim, himself a cancer survivor, and Nancy became convinced that Colette did not contract Wilm's tumor as a result of genetic inheritance, but because of unknown environmental factors. A pre-clinical study published recently in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reported that Regeneron's VEGF Trap caused shrinkage of established, growing tumors and their metastases in a mouse model of anaplastic Wilm's Tumor, a highly aggressive kidney tumor. |
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