Open AccessVon Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL-syndrome)
Author(s) -
М. Ю. Юкина,
Anatoly Tiulpakov,
Е. А. Трошина,
Д. Г. Бельцевич
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl201258234-41
Subject(s) - von hippel–lindau disease , medicine , pathology , pheochromocytoma , disease , pancreas
Von Hippel-Lindau disease is a hereditary tumour syndrome associated with the earlier development of a variety of benign and malignant neoplasms, such as hemangioblastomas of the central nervous system and retina, tumours of the internal ear, renal carcinoma and cysts, pheochromocytoma, neuroendocrine tumours, pancreatic cysts, epididymal and broad ligament cystadenomas in men and women respectively. Von Hippel-Lindau disease is considered to be the most common cause of hereditary renal cancer.