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. 1992 Nov;66(5):877–882. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1992.378

Renal size and function after cure of Wilms' tumour.

G A Levitt 1, E Yeomans 1, C Dicks Mireaux 1, F Breatnach 1, J Kingston 1, J Pritchard 1
PMCID: PMC1977990  PMID: 1329909

Abstract

Now that most patients with Wilms' tumour are cured, it is practicable to study the long-term morbidity of their treatment and use this information to reduce treatment sequelae in the future. In this study we evaluate the size and function of the remaining kidney in 53 survivors of Wilms' tumour with a mean off treatment follow-up of 13 years. There was evidence of renal dysfunction in 17 (32%), including ten (19%) with a low GFR (< 80 ml/min/1.73 m2SA), six (11%) with hypertension and five (9%) with increased urinary albumin excretion. Measurements of renal size showed 'good' renal compensatory hypertrophy in only 55% of patients. 'Good' refers to renal size of more than 2 s.d. above the mean renal length for children with two kidneys. There were no correlations between GFR, renal size, blood pressure, microalbuminuria or type of treatment. However, children less than 24 months at diagnosis and children receiving chemotherapy with radiation doses to remaining kidney of more than 1200 cGy had a worse renal prognosis. Patients whose Wilms' tumour is diagnosed in infancy should have careful long-term follow-up of renal function and size. Older patients may safely be followed up less often, unless their remaining kidney was received > 1200 cGy.

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