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Von Hippel-Lindau disease and aggressive GH-PRL pituitary adenoma in a young boy.
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Feb 2012
Tudorancea Ancuta, François Patrick, Trouillas Jacqueline, Cottier Jean-Philippe, Girard Jean-Jacques, Jan Michel, Gilbert-Dussardier Brigitte, Richard Stéphane, Lecomte Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Von Hippel-Lindau disease is an autosomal dominant disorder involving the development of specific tumours in multiple organs, both benign and malignant. In the CNS, the syndrome is characterized by haemangioblastomas of the retina, spinal cord and brain. We report the case of a 15-year-old boy with the diagnosis of aggressive GH-PRL pituitary macroadenoma and a family history of VHL disease. Pituitary resection...
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