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Adult Wilms' tumour, unlike that seen in childhood, is a rare disease. We report on two patients of whom one is alive with no evidence of disease at 65 months of follow-up and the other had no evidence of disease at 10 months when she was lost to follow-up. The literature has been reviewed and the prognosis and treatment alternatives are presented.
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Akmansu, M., Yapici, T. & Tülay, E. Adult Wilms' tumour. A report of two cases and their treatment and prognosis. International Urology and Nephrology 30, 529–533 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02550540
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