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Pediatric pheochromocytoma in association with Von Hippel-Lindau disease: Focus on screening strategies.
Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie - 1 Nov 2020
Vérot P-L, Rabattu P-Y, Chabre O, Gayot A, Sartelet H, Faguet R, Robert Y, Piolat C
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INTRODUCTION: Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a syndrome of familial predisposition to the development of malignant and benign tumours, due to mutations in the VHL tumour suppressor gene. Pheochromocytoma is a tumour that develops in the adrenal gland, rare in pediatric age, and may be associated with genetic abnormalities including mutations in the VHL gene. Systematic screening of pheochromocytoma in...
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