If Wilms tumour spreads
Cancer cells can spread from the kidney to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.
Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your childʼs healthcare team plan the treatment and future care. If Wilms tumour spreads, it can spread to the following:
- lymph nodes close to the kidneys
-
the renal sinus (the cavity in the kidney containing the
renal pelvis and renal vessels) -
the
ureter - a large vein in the abdomen leading to the heart (called the inferior vena cava)
- the lungs
- the liver
Very rarely, Wilms tumour can spread to the
bone,
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