title: WARM N COLD: malignant and benign renal tumors in children.
abstract: Although Wilms tumor is the most common renal malignancy in children, the differential diagnosis is extensive and includes both malignant and benign disorders. We present a simple mnemonic-WARM N COLD, to aid in remembering these diverse tumors. Imaging clues including age of the patient, associated disease or syndrome as well as salient imaging characteristics such as bilaterality, and type or presence of metastasis are also presented and can help differentiate between these renal tumors of childhood.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Radiology, Davis Children's Hospital, University of California, Sacramento, CA, USA, thomas.sanchez@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Thomas Ray
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ducore
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balagtas
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Molloy
authors.forename: Sandra L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wootton-Gorges
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008568:Memory; D009396:Wilms Tumor / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology