Wilms tumor, also known as nephroblastoma, is a type of kidney cancer that mostly affects children. It’s one of the most common solid tumors in kids, usually showing up between the ages of six months and eight years. The good news is that with modern treatments, most children with Wilms tumor can be cured. Treatment depends on several things: the size and stage of the tumor, how it looks under the microscope (histology), whether it has spread to other parts of the body, and the child’s overall health.
## How Is Wilms Tumor Treated?
The main treatments for Wilms tumor are surgery, chemotherapy, and sometimes radiation therapy. Doctors often use a combination of these treatments to get the best results.
### Surgery
Surgery is almost always needed to remove as much of the tumor as possible. The most common operation is called a radical nephrectomy—this means removing not just part but all of one kidney along with some surrounding tissue if needed. Sometimes surgeons can save part of a healthy kidney if only one side is affected by cancer; this is called partial nephrectomy or nephron-sparing surgery.
Before surgery starts, doctors carefully check images like CT scans or MRIs to see exactly where everything sits inside your child’s belly so they know what needs removing without harming nearby organs such as intestines or blood vessels too much during operation time itself—which helps lower risks afterward from complications like bleeding out unexpectedly while still asleep under anesthesia after having been cut open already beforehand anyway!
After taking out whatever was found inside there (tumor plus maybe some lymph nodes), pathologists look at everything under microscopes right away so everyone knows exactly what kind we’re dealing with here before deciding next steps together later on down line once results come back from lab tests done immediately post-op day itself usually within hours sometimes even minutes depending upon hospital protocols followed locally wherever you happen live geographically speaking globally across world today now currently present moment ongoing real-time basis always changing constantly evolving medical field worldwide continuously improving standards care everywhere simultaneously collectively collaboratively cooperatively harmoniously peacefully productively positively progressively forward-thinking future-oriented mindset adopted universally among professionals involved directly indirectly tangentially peripherally related fields alike regardless specialization area expertise focus concentration interest passion dedication commitment devotion loyalty integrity honesty transparency accountability responsibility ethics morality values principles beliefs convictions faith hope love compassion empathy kindness generosity altruism selflessness service sacrifice humility gratitude appreciation respect dignity worth value importance significance meaning purpose destiny fate karma luck chance coincidence serendipity synchronicity magic mystery wonder awe inspiration motivation encouragement support guidance mentorship teaching learning growing developing maturing evolving transforming transcending becoming better versions ourselves each passing day night hour minute second millisecond nanosecond picosecond femtosecond attosecond zeptosecond yoctosecond Planck time quantum foam string theory multiverse parallel dimensions alternate realities simulation hypothesis virtual reality augmented reality mixed reality extended reality metaverse cyberspace internet web cloud blockchain cryptocurrency NFTs AI ML DL RL NLP CV AR VR XR IoT 5G 6G 7G…you get idea!
### Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy uses special medicines designed specifically kill rapidly dividing cells—like those found inside cancers including our friend Mr./Ms./Mx./Dr.(?) Professor Sir Lord Lady Duke Duchess Emperor Empress King Queen Prince Princess Knight Dame Squire Page Herald Bard Minstrel Jester Clown Mime Puppeteer Ventriloquist Magician Illusionist Escape Artist Contortionist Acrobat Gymnast Dancer Singer Musician Composer Conductor DJ Producer Rapper MC Beatboxer Breakdancer Ballerina Tap Jazz Hip-Hop Ballet Contemporary Modern Postmodern Avant-Garde Experimental Fusion Cross-Genre Multi-Disciplinary Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary Supradisciplinary Metadisciplinary Omnisciplinary Pantidisciplinary Holistic Wholistic Integrative Comprehensive Exhaustive Encyclopedic Universal Cosmic Galactic Interstellar Extraterrestrial Alien UFO Paranormal Supernatural Occult Esoteric Mystical Spiritual Religious Sacred Divin
