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==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Wilms tumours are the most common paediatic renal mass, accounting for over 85% of cases and accounts for 6% of all childhood cancers. | ===Prevalence== | ||
Wilms tumours are the most common paediatic renal mass, accounting for over 85% of cases and accounts for 6% of all childhood cancers.<ref name=radio> Wilms tumour. Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/wilms-tumour </ref> | |||
There is no recognised gender predilection, however, presentation is a little later in females | |||
===Age=== | |||
It typically occurs in early childhood (1-11 years) with peak incidence between 3 and 4 years of age. Approximately 80% of these tumours are found before the age of 5 years. When part of a syndrome they occur even earlier, typically between 2 and 24 months of age.<ref name=radio> Wilms tumour. Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/wilms-tumour </ref> | |||
===Sex=== | |||
There is no recognised gender predilection, however, presentation is a little later in females.<ref name=radio> Wilms tumour. Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/wilms-tumour </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
=Prevalence
Wilms tumours are the most common paediatic renal mass, accounting for over 85% of cases and accounts for 6% of all childhood cancers.[1]
Age
It typically occurs in early childhood (1-11 years) with peak incidence between 3 and 4 years of age. Approximately 80% of these tumours are found before the age of 5 years. When part of a syndrome they occur even earlier, typically between 2 and 24 months of age.[1]
Sex
There is no recognised gender predilection, however, presentation is a little later in females.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilms tumour. Dr Tim Luijkx and Dr Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/wilms-tumour