Urologic implications of von Hippel-Lindau syndrome.
A patient with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome is presented. Bilateral simultaneous radical nephrectomy was performed for bilateral renal cell carcinoma without evidence of metastasis. The literature is reviewed and the urologic implications of this syndrome are emphasized.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000798:Angiomatosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D006623:von Hippel-Lindau Disease / Q000601:surgery