Presymptomatic diagnosis of von Hippel-Lindau disease with flanking DNA markers.

Von Hippel-Lindau disease.

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

A germline mutation in the Von-Hippel Lindau (VHL) gene predisposes carriers to development of abundantly vascularised tumours in the retina, cerebellum, spine, kidney, adrenal gland and pancreas. Most VHL patients die from the consequences of cerebellar haemangioblastoma or renal cell carcinoma. The VHL gene is a tumour suppressor gene and is involved in angiogenesis by regulation of the activ...

[Von Hippel-Lindau disease].

In recent years advances have been made in the clinical and genetic aspects of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). Retinal capillary hemangioma is the most common manifestation of VHL disease and, therefore, ophthalmologists are frequently involved in the care of patients with this disease. The incidence of VHL disease is approximately 1 in 40,000 live births. It is estimated that there are approx...

Von Hippel-Lindau disease.

von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease is an inheritable condition with an incidence of 1 in 36000 live births. Individuals with VHL develop benign and malignant tumors including retinal and central nervous system hemangioblastomas, clear cell renal cell carcinomas (RCC), pheochromocytomas, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and endolymphatic sac tumors (ELSTs). VHL is caused by germline loss of functio...

Huge pancreas helps diagnosis in von Hippel-Lindau disease.

We describe five patients diagnosed with von Hippel-Lindau disease who complained of abdominal distension, pain and discomfort for a long time. All patients underwent ultrasonography, CT scan and MRI, which showed huge pancreas filled with multiple cysts. Additionally, extrapancreatic findings such as cerebellar hemangioblastoma (3 patients), retinal hemangioblastoma (2), renal cell carcinoma (...