By employing the antibiotic actinomycin D in addition to surgery and radiation therapy, they boosted cure rates from 40 to 89 percent.The use of computed tomography scan for the diagnosis of Wilms tumor began in the early 1970s, thanks to the intuition of Dr. Mario Costici, an Italian physician. He discovered that in the direct radiograms and in the urographic images, you can identify determining elements for a differential diagnosis with the Wilms tumor. This possibility was a premise for starting a treatment. See also
Hemihypertrophy
National Wilms Tumor Study Group (NWTS)
Perlman syndrome
Virtual Karyotype for 1p and 16q LOH

References
External links

Wilms tumor at Curlie
GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW entry on Wilms Tumor Overview
Information from National Cancer Institute
Cancer.Net Wilms Tumor – Childhood
Toxic amblyopia, or nutritional optic neuropathy, is a condition where a toxic reaction in the optic nerve results in visual loss. Various poisonous substances may cause the condition as well as nutritional factors.Tobacco amblyopia is a form of toxic amblyopia caused by tobacco containing cyanide. Tobacco amblyopia is marked by a gradual impairment of vision characterised by visual field defects and hindered central vision. Methyl alcohol amblyopia occurs through acute poisoning by methyl alcohol and may lead to complete blindness. Since the term toxic amblyopia is a misnomer according to modern definition of amblyopia, it is now more accurately termed as toxic retinopathies or neuropathies. == References ==