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Kidney Cancer in Children

Kidney (renal) tumors are very rare in children. Still, the three most common renal tumors found in children are:.

Archived from the 2024 edition

Overview

Fortunately, renal tumors found in children are often very treatable and curable.

This is the most common form of kidney cancer in children, affecting 450 to 500 kids per year. Wilms' tumor makes-up about 5% of childhood cancer cases in the U.S. It occurs a little more often in girls, and is most often found in children younger than five.

In this entry

The archived page carried these sections, in this order.

  • What are the Types of Kidney Cancer in Children?
  • What can be Expected under Normal Conditions?
  • Causes
  • Symptoms
  • Diagnosis
  • Where Renal Cancer Spread?
  • Staging
  • Treatment
  • Radical Nephrectomy
  • Radical Nephrectomy for Wilms' Tumor

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