The diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility of pediatric renal tumor biopsy: Report of the UK experience in the SIOP UK WT 2001 trial.
Thomas John JacksonRichard D WilliamsJesper BrokTanzina ChowdhuryMilind RongheMark PowisKathy Pritchard-JonesGordan M Vujanicnull nullPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2019)
Biopsy is less effective at identifying non-WTs than WTs and rarely changes management in younger children. Biopsy should be reserved in SIOP protocols for children ≥10 years and in younger children with clinical or radiological features inconsistent with WT.