Ces Urol 2016, 20(2):113-122 | DOI: 10.48095/cccu2016015
Pýchová M, Švojgr K, Mališ J, Rygl M, Pýcha K, Kynčl M, Kodet R, Starý J, Šnajdauf J. Nephroblastoma - current evaluation and treatment. Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor - WT) is the most common solid renal tumor in children. The patients are treated according to SIOP 2001 protocol. This protocol recommends pre-operative chemotherapy, nephrectomy and postoperative treatment. Blastemal and anaplastic histological subtypes are poor prognostic factors. It is a well treatable disease, with up to 90 % of patients cured.
Received: January 18, 2016; Accepted: April 6, 2016; Prepublished online: April 11, 2016; Published: June 27, 2016