Extrarenal wilms tumor
โ Scribed by Yehuda C. Adam; Ada Rosen; Jan Oland; Natalio Wallach; Renata Reif
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 736 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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โฆ Synopsis
A retroperitoneal extrarenal Wilms tumor arising from an embryonic crest of renal tissue on a 10-year-old boy is reported. The histogenesis of such tumor is discussed.
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