GENERAL ANATOMY
URINARY SYSTEM
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Kidney Stones
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Wilms tumor
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Lupus Nephritis
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Diabetic Nephropathy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Wilms’ tumor is a rare kidney cancer that primarily affects children. Also known as nephroblastoma, it’s the most common cancer of the kidneys in children. Wilms’ tumor most often affects children ages 3 to 4 and becomes much less common after age 5.
Detailed explanation-2: -Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer, accounting for approximately 85% of all malignant kidney tumors. In RCC, cancerous (malignant) cells develop in the lining of the kidney tubules and grow into a mass called a tumor.
Detailed explanation-3: -Wilms’ tumor or Wilms tumor, also known as nephroblastoma, is a cancer of the kidneys that typically occurs in children (rarely in adults), and occurs most commonly as a renal tumor in child patients. It is named after Max Wilms, the German surgeon (1867–1918) who first described it.
Detailed explanation-4: -About Wilms tumor It can also be called a nephroblastoma. A Wilms tumor is always cancerous. It is the most common type of kidney cancer diagnosed in children. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body.