title: [Bilateral Wilms' tumor. Current treatment].
abstract: Partial nephrectomy combined with chemotherapy has been the most effective treatment in bilateral Wilms tumors. We present two cases. The bilateral synchronous tumor are present in 4.2% and the metachronous tumor in 1.6%, in the world statistics. The synchronous bilateral Wilms tumor, Stage V, have an excellent prognosis: over 87% survival, compared to 40% of the metachronous bilateral Wilms tumors.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Panamá.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viluce
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fletcher
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: de Espinosa
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Del Río
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009392:Nephrectomy / Q000379:methods; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*