The Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome phenotype and the risk of cancer

H Schneid, MP Vazquez, C Vacher… - … : The Official Journal …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Beckwith‐Wiedermann syndrome (BWS) comprises of a number of childhood abnormalities,
often associated with one or more tumors. Thirty‐eight patients were investigated to …

Complete and incomplete forms of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: their oncogenic potential.

C Sotelo-Avila, F Gonzalez-Crussi… - The Journal of …, 1980 - europepmc.org
The diagnosis of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome may be missed because of variable or
incomplete clinical expression. Recognition of such patients is important, however, because …

Recognition and management of the infant with Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome

PS Spivey, WT Bradshaw - Advances in Neonatal Care, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Beckwith–Wiedemann Syndrome (BWS) is the most common overgrowth syndrome
in infancy. The characteristic findings are macroglossia, abdominal wall defects, and …

Diagnosis of Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome in children presenting with Wilms tumor

SP MacFarland, KA Duffy, TR Bhatti… - Pediatric blood & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a genetic syndrome associated with overgrowth
and cancer predisposition, including predisposition to Wilms tumor (WT). Patients with BWS …

Familial Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome in a multigenerational family: Forty years of careful phenotyping

LG Best, KA Duffy, AM George… - American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Beckwith‐Wiedemann Spectrum (BWSp) is an overgrowth and cancer
predisposition disorder characterized by a wide spectrum of phenotypic manifestations …

Risk of cancer during the first four years of life in children from The Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Registry

MR DeBaun, MA Tucker - The Journal of pediatrics, 1998 - Elsevier
To determine the incidence and relative risk (RR) of cancer in children with Beckwith-
Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), children with BWS were followed up from birth until death …

Wilms' tumor in a patient with an incomplete form of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome

C Sotelo-Avila, F Gonzalez-Crussi, KA Starling - Pediatrics, 1980 - publications.aap.org
Patients with incomplete forms of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) associated with
solid tumors have been described in the literature, but they have not been sufficiently …

Genetics of Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome‐associated tumors: common genetic pathways

M Steenman, A Westerveld… - Genes, Chromosomes …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
A specific subset of solid childhood tumors—Wilms' tumor, adrenocortical carcinoma,
rhabdomyosarcoma, and hepatoblastoma—is characterized by its association with Beckwith …

Favorable outcome in children with Beckwith-Wiedeman syndrome and intraabdominal malignant tumors

WG Vaughan, DW Sanders, JL Grosfeld… - Journal of pediatric …, 1995 - Elsevier
Children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) have an increased risk of developing
Wilms' tumors, hepatoblastomas, and adrenal tumors. This study evaluates disease-free …

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: role of ultrasound in its management

KJ Shah - Clinical Radiology, 1983 - Elsevier
There is a well-recognised association between Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS),
hemi-hypertrophy of a limb and childhood malignancies. Ten children with BWS were seen …