Luca Pio, Simone Abib, Florent Guerin, Christophe Chardot, Thomas Blanc, Nadia Sarrai, Helene Martelli, Fernanda K M De Souza, Mayara C A Fanelli, Daniel Tamisier, José Cícero S Guilhen, Emmanuel Le Bret, Emré Belli, Elie Fadel, Monica D S Cypriano, Véronique Minard, Claudia Pasqualini, Gudrun Schleiermacher, Lauriane Lemelle, Julien Rod, Sabine Irtan, Angela Pistorio, Frederic Gauthier, Sophie Branchereau, Sabine Sarnacki
BACKGROUND: About 5% of Wilms tumors present with vascular extension, which sometimes extends to the right atrium. Vascular extension does not affect the prognosis, but impacts the surgical strategy, which is complex and not fully standardized. Our goal is to identify elements of successful surgical management of Wilms tumors with vascular extensions. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of pediatric Wilms tumors treated at three sites (January 1999-June 2019) was conducted...
April 5, 2024: Annals of Surgical Oncology