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Is preoperative chemotherapy useful for nonmetastatic Wilms' tumor?

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boxed-textMitchell C et al. (2006) Immediate nephrectomy versus preoperative chemotherapy in the management of non-metastatic Wilms' tumour: results of a randomised trial (UKW3) by the UK Children's Cancer Study Group. Eur J Cancer 42: 2554–2562

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