Wilms' Tumor Health Article

Biopsy

—A procedure in which a small sample of tissue is removed, prepared, and examined with a microscope to determine the characteristics of the tissue's cells.

Blastemal

—An immature material from which cells and tissues develop.

Cancer

—A process where abnormal cells within the body begin to grow out of control, acquire the ability to invade nearby structures, and travel through the bloodstream in order to invade distant structures.

Congenital

—Present at birth

Malignant

—Refers to cancer or cancer cells.

Sarcoma

—A type of cancer that originates from connective tissue such as bone or muscle.

Stromal

—A type of tissue that is associated with the support of an organ.

Tubule

—Tissues and cells associated with the structures that connect the renal pelvis to the glomeruli.