Von Hippel-Lindau disease: an overview.
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Von Hippel-Lindau disease is a rare, familial disease consisting of multiple tumors, which can present in the eyes, brain, adrenal gland, pancreas, liver, spinal cord, kidneys, or other areas of the body. The renal tumors are primarily renal cell carcinoma. Renal involvement may be the primary manifestation, but most frequently it is a secondary manifestation. This article presents an overview of von Hippel-Lindau disease and the nursing care of the patient with renal involvement.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association
دوره 34 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007