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Mutation of von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor gene in a sporadic endolymphatic sac tumor.
Human pathology - 1 Nov 2001
Hamazaki S, Yoshida M, Yao M, Nagashima Y, Taguchi K, Nakashima H, Okada S
Abstract excerpt
Endolymphatic sac tumor (ELST) is a low-grade adenocarcinoma of the temporal bone that is presumed to originate from the endolymphatic system. Although ELSTs are extremely rare in the general population, a significant number of studies have documented the occurrence of ELST among patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. Because of the rarity of the tumor, however, few cases of ELST have been analyzed for...
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