Nephrogenic remnants: occasional ultrasound diagnosis and follow-up
Nephrogenic remnants (NRs) are nodular collections of undifferentiated renal blastema cells in the postnatal kidney that are recognized as putative precursor lesions of Wilms tumor (WT). NRs may remain stationary, undergo regression, or proliferate. In the last case, there is a high risk for the dev...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-08-01
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Series: | La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica |
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Online Access: | http://www.pediatrmedchir.org/index.php/pmc/article/view/92 |