Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?

A 39-year-old man was diagnosed with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, which was associated with retinal haemangioblastoma, cervical cord haemangioblastoma and bilateral renal cell carcinoma. He subsequently underwent an arterial embolisation and cervical laminectomy, following a spinal angiogram o...

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Main Authors:	Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah, K, Nor Azmi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore Medical Association 2007
Subjects:	RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
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spelling	iium-171082012-01-26T09:31:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17108/ Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated? Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah K, Nor Azmi RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) A 39-year-old man was diagnosed with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, which was associated with retinal haemangioblastoma, cervical cord haemangioblastoma and bilateral renal cell carcinoma. He subsequently underwent an arterial embolisation and cervical laminectomy, following a spinal angiogram of the cervical lesion. He also had a right radical nephrectomy, with no perioperative complications. However, on admission for the left radical nephrectomy, he was noted to have preoperative hypertension. Further investigation revealed an enlarged left adrenal gland on abdominal computed tomography scan and raised urinary catecholamines. We discuss the risk of renal cell carcinoma a nd ph a e oc h romoc y toma a r i s ing concomitantly in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, and how best to investigate and manage them. Singapore Medical Association 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17108/1/Renal_cell_carcinoma_in_a_von_Hippel-.pdf Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah and K, Nor Azmi (2007) Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated? Singapore Medical Journal, 48(8) (779). ISSN 0037-5675 http://smj.sma.org.sg/smjcurrent.html
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description	A 39-year-old man was diagnosed with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, which was associated with retinal haemangioblastoma, cervical cord haemangioblastoma and bilateral renal cell carcinoma. He subsequently underwent an arterial embolisation and cervical laminectomy, following a spinal angiogram of the cervical lesion. He also had a right radical nephrectomy, with no perioperative complications. However, on admission for the left radical nephrectomy, he was noted to have preoperative hypertension. Further investigation revealed an enlarged left adrenal gland on abdominal computed tomography scan and raised urinary catecholamines. We discuss the risk of renal cell carcinoma a nd ph a e oc h romoc y toma a r i s ing concomitantly in von Hippel-Lindau syndrome, and how best to investigate and manage them.
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author	Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah K, Nor Azmi
author_facet	Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah K, Nor Azmi
author_sort	Mohd Shah, Azarisman Shah
title	Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?
title_short	Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?
title_full	Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?
title_fullStr	Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?
title_full_unstemmed	Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?
title_sort	renal cell carcinoma in a von hippel-lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?
publisher	Singapore Medical Association
publishDate	2007
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/17108/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17108/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/17108/1/Renal_cell_carcinoma_in_a_von_Hippel-.pdf
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Renal cell carcinoma in a von Hippel-Lindau syndrome; when should pheochromocytoma be anticipated?

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