Intravascular Extension of Wilms Tumor: Characteristics of tumor thrombus and their impact on outcomes

Studies describing intravascular involvement in Wilms tumor have focused on illustrating individual institutional experience and the elements of surgical management. Thrombus characteristics like extent, patterns of regression, and correlation with the surgical findings, intraluminal adhesion, and viable tumor in the thrombus, and patency of the inferior vena cava (IVC) have not been systematically described.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - October 8, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Sajid S. Qureshi, Monica Bhagat, Vasundhara Smriti, Divya Murli, Akshay Baheti, Subhash Yadav, Maya Prasad, Nehal Khanna, Siddharth Laskar, Seema A. Kembhavi, Tushar Vora, Girish Chinnaswamy, Nayana Amin, Mukta Ramadwar, Sanjay Talole Source Type: research