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Management of renal cell carcinoma in von Hippel-Lindau disease.
European journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 1999
Hes F J, Slootweg P J, van Vroonhoven T J, Hené R J, Feldberg M A, Zewald R A, Ploos van Amstel J K, Höppener J W, Pearson P L, Lips C J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An evaluation of nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) or radical nephrectomy (RN) for treating renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) was carried out. METHODS: Between 1976 and 1997, 10 patients with RCC from four VHL families, of whom seven were from one family, were studied by clinical and histopathological examination. Before 1991, three patients were treated using RN,...
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