title: Pancreatic manifestations in von Hippel-Lindau disease: A case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pancreatic manifestations in Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease can present as a multitude of forms, and their management can be challenging.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 66-year-old woman presented with increasing abdominal girth without other associated symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, weight-loss, and jaundice. Her medical and surgical histories were significant for type II diabetes, cerebral tumor resection, bilateral nephrectomies, and laser photocoagulation of retinal hemangiomas. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a massive multi-cystic lesion in the pancreas and the patient was referred to our hepatopancreatic biliary center.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings on the subsequent cross-sectional MRI imaging signified pancreatic manifestations in VHL disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The management of VHL disease-associated benign pancreatic cystic lesions involves interval monitoring with cross-sectional imaging for malignant changes/development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: Subhashini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ayloo
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Electronic address: Michele.molinari@cdha.nshealth.ca.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Molinari
keywords: Case report; Pancreatic cyst; Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; Serous cystadenoma; Von Hippel–Lindau disease