Prognostic impact of pre-referral tumor resection in unilateral Wilms tumor: A single-institute experience from a lower middle-income country.
Muhammad Saghir KhanAta Ur Rehman MaazAbid Quddus QaziSophia AslamShazia RiazAyesha Saeed MalikNajma ShaheenPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2023)
Suboptimal pre-referral surgical intervention results in poor survival outcomes in unilateral WT. Our findings highlight the need for a comprehensive action plan for educating healthcare professionals engaged in WT diagnosis and referral process. PCN in a multidisciplinary team approach can reduce surgical morbidity and seems to be a better strategy to improve the survival rates in low-resource settings.