Drs. Todd Ponsky, Alex Casar, Alex Gibbons, and Rae Hanke review 2018 Practice Gap #3: Wilms Tumor Protocol Violations, as identified by the APSA Professional Development Committee.
Type: video · posted 2019-06-26 Canonical: https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460 ## Chapters - [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=0) Wilms Tumor Protocol Violations Overview ## Statements - "Lymph nodes must be taken out during nephrectomy for Wilms tumor" (guideline) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=0) - "Failure to take out lymph nodes automatically upstages Wilms tumor patients" (guideline) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=0) - "There is both a local and systemic staging system for Wilms tumor" (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=0) - "Pulmonary metastases do not preclude primary nephrectomy in Wilms tumor" (guideline) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=0) - "Primary nephrectomy in metastatic Wilms tumor affects whether the patient receives radiation therapy" (clinical) [0:00](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=0) - "There is a local stage for Wilms tumor and a patient staging for Wilms tumor" — Erlick (clinical) [0:50](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=50) - "Omission of lymph node biopsies is a major protocol violation in Wilms tumor surgery" — Erlick (opinion) [0:50](https://library.globalcastmd.com/watch/wilms-tumor-protocol-violations-2018-pediatric-surgery-practice-gap-3-1460?t=50) --- Not medical advice · citation policy: https://library.globalcastmd.com/ai