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==General== | ==General== | ||
*Common abdominal [[pediatric pathology|pediatric]] tumour. | *Common abdominal [[pediatric pathology|pediatric]] tumour. | ||
**Affects approximately 1 in 8000 children. | |||
**There is no sex predilection and the mean patient age pf presentation ranges among 37 to 43 months. | |||
*May be associated with a syndrome:<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/989398-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/989398-overview]. Accessed on: 9 March 2011.</ref> | *May be associated with a syndrome:<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/989398-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/989398-overview]. Accessed on: 9 March 2011.</ref> | ||
**WAGR syndrome (Wilms tumour, Aniridia (absence of iris), GU abnormalities, Retardation).<ref>{{OMIM|194072}}</ref> | **WAGR syndrome (Wilms tumour, Aniridia (absence of iris), GU abnormalities, Retardation).<ref>{{OMIM|194072}}</ref> | ||