Use of transvenous biopsy of tumor thrombus for the diagnosis of Wilms tumor

• Main Authors: Krista Lai (Author), Tj Wilson (Author), Juan P. Gurria (Author), Scott Willard (Author), David Carpentieri (Author), Benjamin E. Padilla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Wilms tumor (WT) accounts for 90% of renal malignancies in children. Surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment, but neoadjuvant chemotherapy is considered in certain cases of tumor thrombus [1,2]. In North America, tumor biopsies are generally performed prior to initiating neoadjuvant chemothe...