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Anaplastic Wilms’ Tumor

Unfavorable histology found in 4 to 5% of NWTS and

SIOP studies

Uncommon in infants, but found in about 10% of

patients > 5 years of age

Anaplasia refers to significant enlargement of nuclei

in stromal, blastemal or epithelial components to at

least 3X, hyperchromatism of enlarged nuclei and

multiple mitotic figures