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Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 9/2016

29.04.2016 | Scientific Letter

Recurrent Pheochromocytomas in a Child with Familial von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome

verfasst von: Djordje Savic, Maja Milickovic, Sladjana Todorovic, Miroslav Vukadin, Aleksandar Vlahovic, Blagoje Grujic, Mila Stajevic

Erschienen in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 9/2016

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To the Editor: von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome is a rare hereditary disease characterized by the presence of benign or malignant tumors, such are CNS hemangioblastoma, pheochromocytoma, retinal angioma, “clear cell” renal carcinoma, renal and pancreatic cysts [1]. VHL syndrome is inherited in autosomal dominant pattern with high penetrance, but 20 % of cases are new mutations. Pheochromocytomas have been described in 10–50 % of patients with VHL syndrome [2]. We present a case of 12-y-old boy with type 2 VHL syndrome who had successive development of bilateral adrenal pheochromocytomas, as well as extraadrenal pheochromocytomas. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Recurrent Pheochromocytomas in a Child with Familial von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
verfasst von
Djordje Savic
Maja Milickovic
Sladjana Todorovic
Miroslav Vukadin
Aleksandar Vlahovic
Blagoje Grujic
Mila Stajevic
Publikationsdatum
29.04.2016
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 9/2016
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Elektronische ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-016-2126-y

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