Nils Welter, Gregor Metternich, Rhoikos Furtwängler, Ahmed Bayoumi, Marvin Mergen, Leo Kager, Christian Vokuhl, Steven W Warmann, Jörg Fuchs, Clemens-Magnus Meier, Patrick Melchior, Manfred Gessler, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Jens-Peter Schenk, Norbert Graf
Non-invasive differentiation of paediatric kidney tumours is particularly important in the SIOP-RTSG protocols, which recommend pre-operative chemotherapy without histological confirmation. The identification of clinical and tumour-related parameters may enhance diagnostic accuracy. Age, metastases, and tumour volume (TV) were retrospectively analysed in 3306 patients enrolled in SIOP/GPOH 9, 93-01, and 2001 including Wilms tumour (WT), congenital mesoblastic nephroma (CMN), clear cell sarcoma (CCSK), malignant rhabdoid tumour of the kidney (MRTK), and renal cell carcinoma (RCC)...
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