Intracaval and intracardiac extension of Wilms' tumor: the influence of preoperative chemotherapy on surgical morbidity

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this retrospective study is to compare surgical complications and long-term survival in children with Wilms' tumor (WT) and tumor thrombus receiving or not preoperative chemotherapy MATERIALS AND METHODS: Review of the charts of 155 children with WT treated between 1983 a...

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Main Authors: Lilian M. Cristofani, Ricardo J. Duarte, Maria T. Almeida, Vicente Odone Filho, Joao G. Maksoud, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2007-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382007000500010