Surgical treatment of bilateral synchronous Wilms' tumors.
Definite progress has been made in the treatment of bilateral Wilms' tumors with marked improvement in the prognosis. This is confirmed in our series of 6 consecutive patients with synchronous tumors. The recent trend toward more conservative surgery, double or triple drug chemotherapy, and avoidance of high-dose radiation therapy has yielded good results.
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014567:Urography; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000601:surgery*