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Methods: This retrospective National Cancer Database analysis included children (&lt;18 years) who underwent resection with lymph node sampling for unilateral, non-metastatic Wilms tumor. Results: Among 2206 patients, the median age was three years, the median tumor size was 10.5 cm, and the median number of examined nodes was five. A total of 82.1% of patients had an LNR of 0, 5.4% had an LNR &lt; 0.2, and 12.5% had an LNR \u2265 0.2. In multivariable Cox regression, LNR \u2265 0.2 was associated with worse survival (HR = 1.75, 95%CI: 1.03\u20132.97, p = 0.04), along with increasing age (HR = 1.11, 95%CI: 1.05\u20131.17, p &lt; 0.001) and tumor size (HR = 1.03, 95%CI: 1.00\u20131.06, p = 0.03). 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