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A unique ultrastructural variant of Wilms' tumor. Its possible histogenetic implications. 1979

S M Kurtz

A report of a Wilms' tumor with hitherto undescribed ultrastructural and histochemical features is presented. The unique features conform structurally, and to some extent chemically to autophagosomes, which occur in similar abundance only in granular cell myoblastoma, recently considered to be derived from neural elements. The implication of this common structural feature readdresses attention to the work of Masson, who originally theorized a neurectodermal origin for the Wilms' tumor.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007680	Kidney Neoplasms	Tumors or cancers of the KIDNEY.	Cancer of Kidney,Kidney Cancer,Renal Cancer,Cancer of the Kidney,Neoplasms, Kidney,Renal Neoplasms,Cancer, Kidney,Cancer, Renal,Cancers, Kidney,Cancers, Renal,Kidney Cancers,Kidney Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Kidney,Neoplasm, Renal,Neoplasms, Renal,Renal Cancers,Renal Neoplasm
D008297	Male		Males
D009396	Wilms Tumor	A malignant kidney tumor, caused by the uncontrolled multiplication of renal stem (blastemal), stromal (STROMAL CELLS), and epithelial (EPITHELIAL CELLS) elements. However, not all three are present in every case. Several genes or chromosomal areas have been associated with Wilms tumor which is usually found in childhood as a firm lump in a child's side or ABDOMEN.	Bilateral Wilms Tumor,Nephroblastoma,Wilms Tumor 1,Wilms' Tumor,Nephroblastomas,Tumor, Bilateral Wilms,Tumor, Wilms,Tumor, Wilms',Wilm Tumor,Wilm's Tumor,Wilms Tumor, Bilateral
D010586	Phagocytes	Cells that can carry out the process of PHAGOCYTOSIS.	Phagocyte,Phagocytic Cell,Phagocytic Cells,Cell, Phagocytic,Cells, Phagocytic
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man