Surgical aspects and outcomes after nephrectomy for Wilms tumour in sub‐Saharan Africa: A report from Wilms Africa Phase II—CANCaRe Africa
Pediatric Blood & Cancer2024Vol. 72(1), pp. e31134–e31134
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William Appeadu‐Mensah, Cecilia Mdoka, Seifu Alemu, Abiboye Yifieyeh, Tiya Kaplamula, Felix Oyania, George Chagaluka, Gersam Abera Mulugeta, Evaristar Kudowa, Mulugeta Ayalew Yimer, Lorna Renner, Vivian Paintsil, Inam Chitsike, Elizabeth Molyneux, Barnabas Atwiine, Francine Kouya, Kathy Pritchard‐Jones, Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez, Andient Dessalegne, Bothwell Mbuwayesango, Ngock Georges, Trijn Israëls, Eric Borgstein
Abstract
Survival post nephrectomy is challenged by treatment abandonment, treatment-related mortality and relapse. Large tumours after preoperative chemotherapy were associated with a higher risk of tumour rupture. Earlier diagnosis and access to radiotherapy are expected to improve survival.
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