The impact of the route to diagnosis in nephroblastoma.
Marvin MergenNils WelterRhoikos FurtwaenglerPatrick MelchiorChristian VokuhlManfred GesslerClemens Magnus MeierLeo KagerJens-Peter SchenkNorbert GrafPublished in: Cancer medicine (2024)
The route to diagnosis of WT correlates with age, general health status, tumor volume, and stage distribution, but does not impact the outcome of patients. Nonetheless, diagnosis without tumor related symptoms results in lower treatment burden and thus improved quality of life.