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nephroblastoma

noun/ˌnɛfroʊblæˈstoʊmə/

a type of kidney cancer that primarily affects children

The doctors diagnosed the patient with nephroblastoma after finding a large mass in his abdomen.

Wilms tumorkidney malignancy
word origin — The term comes from the Greek 'nephros' meaning 'kidney' and 'blastoma' referring to a tumor originating from developmental cells.