Surveillance recommendations for children with overgrowth syndromes and predisposition to Wilms tumors and hepatoblastoma

JM Kalish, L Doros, LJ Helman, RC Hennekam… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
A number of genetic syndromes have been linked to increased risk for Wilms tumor (WT),
hepatoblastoma (HB), and other embryonal tumors. Here, we outline these rare syndromes …

Screening for Wilms tumor and hepatoblastoma in children with Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndromes: A cost‐effective model

DE McNeil, M Brown, A Ching… - Medical and Pediatric …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background We undertook a cost‐benefit analysis of screening for Wilms tumor and
hepatoblastoma in children with Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome (BWS), a known cancer …

Surveillance for Wilms tumour in at-risk children: pragmatic recommendations for best practice

RH Scott, L Walker, ØE Olsen, G Levitt… - Archives of disease in …, 2006 - adc.bmj.com
Background: Most Wilms tumours occur in otherwise healthy children, but a small proportion
occur in children with genetic syndromes associated with increased risks of Wilms tumour …

Cancer screening recommendations and clinical management of inherited gastrointestinal cancer syndromes in childhood

MI Achatz, CC Porter, L Brugières, H Druker… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Hereditary gastrointestinal cancer predisposition syndromes have been well characterized,
but management strategies and surveillance remain a major challenge, especially in …

Should children at risk for familial adenomatous polyposis be screened for hepatoblastoma and children with apparently sporadic hepatoblastoma be screened for …

S Aretz, A Koch, S Uhlhaas, W Friedl… - Pediatric blood & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hepatoblastoma (HB) is the most frequent liver tumor in childhood, occurring in
the first few years of life. Surgery combined with chemotherapy has resulted in dramatic …

Malformations, genetic abnormalities, and Wilms tumor

S Dumoucel, M Gauthier‐Villars… - Pediatric blood & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Wilms Tumor (WT) can occur in association with tumor predisposition
syndromes and/or with clinical malformations. These associations have not been fully …

Screening for Wilms tumor in children with Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome or idiopathic hemihypertrophy

PL Choyke, MJ Siegel, AW Craft… - … : The Official Journal …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Children with Beckwith‐Wiedemann syndrome and idiopathic
hemihypertrophy (BWS/HH) are at increased risk for developing Wilms tumor and screening …

The epidemiology of hepatoblastoma

LG Spector, J Birch - Pediatric blood & cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Few causes of hepatoblastoma have been conclusively identified, mainly due to the extreme
rarity of the disease. Inherited conditions including Familial Adenomatous Polyposis and …

Clinical phenotypes and Wilms tumor

CL Clericuzio - Medical and pediatric oncology, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Wilms tumor can occur in association with a number of recognizable patterns of
malformation, as first described by Miller et al. in 1964 [1]. This paper represents a synthesis …

Educational paper: screening in cancer predisposition syndromes: guidelines for the general pediatrician

A Teplick, M Kowalski, JA Biegel, KE Nichols - European journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Improvements in our understanding of the genetic basis of human disease and increased
utilization of genetic testing have identified a variety of heritable disorders associated with …