Table 1 Clinical characteristics of children diagnosed with Wilms Tumor

Demographics

 Age

 < 5 years

27

65.9

 > 5 years

14

34.1

 Sex

Male

18

43.9

Female

23

56.1

 Clinical features

Abdominal swelling

41

100

Abdominal pain

41

100

Difficulty breathing

4

9.7

Drenching sweat

2

4.8

Hematuria

3

7.3

Wasted (< -3SD)

16

39

Hypertension

15

36.6

Raised temperature

19

46.3

 Sites of metastasis

Liver

5

12.2

Lungs

7

17

Spleen

1

2.4

Liver + lungs

4

9.7

 Stages of Wilms Tumor

II

2

5

III

19

46

IV

19

46

V

1

3

 Side of tumor origin

Right

27

65.9

Left

14

34.1

Treatment/Investigations

 Chemotherapy

Received

36

87.8

Did not receive

5

12.2

 Surgery(nephrectomy)

Performed

36

87.8

Not performed

5

12.2

 Resection margin status

Positive

13

31.7

Negative

14

34.1

Not assessed

14

34.1

 Radiotherapy

Received (from Mulago Hospital)

5

12.1

Did not receive

36

87.8

 Compliance to chemotherapy

Received all cycles, on schedule

20

48.8

Received all cycles, not on the schedule

8

19.5

Missed some cycles

13

31.7

Loss to follow up

15

36.6

 Outcome of treatment

Remission

9

22

Partial response

9

22

Progressive WT

15

36.5

Relapse

8

19.5