Overview
Wilms' tumour originates from embryonal kidney tissue and primarily affects children aged one to three, though it can occur at any age. Typically, only one kidney is involved, but both can be affected. Some children with Wilms' tumour may also have birth defects like hemihypertrophy (when one arm or leg, or one side of the body, is larger than the other) or aniridia (when the iris, the coloured portion of the eye, is absent).
Initially, symptoms are absent but as the tumour grows, abdominal pain, blood in the urine, weight loss, and pallor may develop. For children with Wilm’s tumour, the cure rate is more than 90%, and even with kidney removal, a normal life is possible.
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