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. 1980 Aug;124(2):266-8.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)55401-4.

Neoplasms associated with hemihypertophy, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and aniridia

Neoplasms associated with hemihypertophy, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and aniridia

E S Tank et al. J Urol. 1980 Aug.

Abstract

Hemihypertophy and the Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome are associated with Wilms tumor and adrenocortical carcinoma. These conditions also have a relationship with nodular renal blastema, nephroblastomatosis and adrenocortical adenomas, all of which are pre-malignant lesions. children with aniridia also are predisposed to development of Wilms tumors.

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