Clinical Observation on the Wilms' Tumor.
- Author:
Hong Jin CHAE
1
;
Jin Moo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Wilms' tumor
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Age Distribution;
Anorexia;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Drug Therapy;
Hematuria;
Humans;
Incidence;
Kidney;
Wilms Tumor*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1983;24(1):51-54
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A clinical observation was made on the patients with Wilms' tumor admitted to the Yonsei University Hospital during the period from January, 1974 to December, 1981. 1. Age distribution was between 5 months to 76/12 years, the highest incidence rate was in the age group of 12 to 24 months. 2. Mass in abdomen was the most common symptom occurred in 63.2%, gross hematuria in 31.6%, abdominal distention and anorexia in 20.1% each and the others. 3. Left to right ratio was 1.7:1 and simultaneous bilateral tumor was not observed. 4. On I.V.P., 47.4% of cases revealed nonfunctioning kidney. Right renal deformity or displacement was observed in 42.1%, calcification in the tumor mass in 10.5%. 5. On treatment of Wilms' tumor, surgery, irradiation and chemotherapy was performed on 11 cases, surgery and post-op, chemotherapy 4 cases, surgery only 2 cases and irradiation and chemotherapy only 1 case each.
