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anaplastic Wilms tumor
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Definition: Anaplasia in Wilms tumor.
Images
Anaplasia in Wilms tumor = 3x nuclear enlargement with hyperchormasia (L) and multipolar mitotic figure (R)
Types
Wilms tumor with focal anaplasia
Wilms tumor with diffuse anaplasia
References
Faria P, Beckwith JB, Mishra K, Zuppan C, Weeks DA, Breslow N, Green DM. Focal versus diffuse anaplasia in Wilms tumor—new definitions with prognostic significance: a report from the National Wilms Tumor Study Group. Am J Surg Pathol. 1996 Aug;20(8):909-20. PMID: 8712292
