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Intraoperative Spill

• 135/1131 (11.9%) of unilateral Wilms tumor on AREN03B2 had intraoperative spillage of tumor • 110 were secondary to the primary tumor while 20 occurred due to renal vein thrombectomy • Two factors associated with intraoperative spill: tumor size > 12 cm and right laterality

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