Zaghloul et al. (1994) reported 112 children with pathological diagnosis of Wilms' tumor that were treated during the period 1979-1989. They were postoperatively staged as follows: stage I, 25 patients; stage II, 27 patients; stage III, 48 patients; and stage IV, 9 patients. Three patients were preoperatively classified as stage V. Except for Stage V patients, the treatment regimen consisted of nephrectomy followed by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy according to stage of disease and pathology. Stage I, II, and III patients with favorable histology enjoyed 94 +/- 6%, 86 +/- 8%, and 71 +/- 8% 10-year actuarial survival, respectively. Stage IV patients and those in stages I, II, and III with unfavorable histology had a 10-year actuarial survival of 36 +/- 8%. Zaghloul et al. (1994) noted that massive tumor rupture at surgery increased the incidence of local relapse but not of distant metastasis and did not affect the overall survival rates.

Akl and Zayyoud (1983) reviewed the medical records of 83 children who presented with renal disease in Qatar during a single year period. Three children were diagnosed with Wilms tumor. All three presented with abdominal masses.

[Akl K, Zayyoud M. The spectrum of childhood kidney disease in Qatar. Qatar Med J. 1983; 4(2):95-7.]

Al Mulhim (1997) reported on the characteristics of 18 children with Wilms tumor seen over a 10-year period between 1985 and 1995 in a University hospital in Saudi Arabia. All patients were under the age of 5-years and had abdominal swelling as the initial manifestation. Most patients were in either stage II (33%) or stage III (44%). Survival for stage I and II was 100%, and overall survival was also very high at 88%. Only two patients died; one of these had local recurrence with metastasis, while the other with ascitis and pulmonary metastasis at diagnosis had shown partial response to treatment. The treatment regimen consisted of surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.

Abou-Chaaban et al. (1997) studied the pattern of pediatric renal diseases among children in the Dubai Emirate during the period from 1991 to 1996. In this period, a total of 712 pediatric patients, including 230 nationals of the United Arab Emirates, were seen with various renal problems. In their study, Abou-Chaaban et al. (1997) observed one case of an Emirati national with nephroblastoma. In 1999, Nawaz et al. presented a prospective review of case notes on children treated for Wilms tumor at Tawam Hospital between January 1982 and December 1996. Of 34 cases diagnosed with Wilms tumor, 17 had tumor on the left side, 10 on the right, and seven (20.6%), including five males, were bilateral. This is significantly higher than the expected frequency of bilateral Wilms tumor. The age of the patients varied between 1.3 to 5 years. None of the patients had any signs suspicious of familial Wilms tumor. Preoperative chemotherapy proved to be effective in debulking and down staging the tumors. In one of the patients of Nawaz et al. (1999) there was total disappearance of the Wilms tumor on one side. 

Al Talabani et al. (1998) studied the pattern of major congenital malformations in 24,233 consecutive live and stillbirth at Corniche hospital, which is the only maternity hospital in Abu Dhabi, between January 1992 and January 1995. A total of 401 babies (16.6/1,000), including 289 Arabs, were seen with major malformation. Sporadic conditions accounted for 26% of the cases. In their study, Al Talabani et al. (1998) observed two patients with renal tumors (teratoma and Wilms) in families from the United Arab Emirates. Recurrence was not reported in the families. Al Talabani et al. (1998) concluded that their study was very close to representing the true incidence of congenital abnormalities in the whole United Arab Emirates, as they investigated over 98% of deliveries in Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates.