title: Persistent renal blastema (nephroblastomatosis) as a frequent precursor of Wilms' tumor; a pathological and clinical review. Part 2. Significance of nephroblastomatosis in the genesis of Wilms' tumor.
abstract: The historical development of the concept of nephroblastomatosis is reviewed. Subtypes of nephroblastomatosis are described, and their interrelationships are discussed.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*