von Hippel-Lindau syndrome

von Hippel-Lindau syndrome
A rare inherited disorder in which blood vessels grow abnormally in the eyes, brain, spinal cord, adrenal glands, or other parts of the body. People with von Hippel-Lindau syndrome have a higher risk of developing some types of cancer.

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  • Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome — The cardinal features of von Hippel Lindau (VHL) syndrome are benign blood vessel tumors that most typically affect the eye and the brain. The eye tumors are termed angiomata and are in the retina. The brain tumors are termed hemangioblastoma and …   Medical dictionary

  • Von Hippel–Lindau disease — Von Hippel–Lindau Classification and external resources Typical distribution of hemangioblastomas in Von Hippel–Lindau disease. ICD 10 Q …   Wikipedia

  • Von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor — The Von Hippel Lindau tumor suppressor protein is encoded by the VHL gene and when inactivated is associated with Von Hippel Lindau disease. PBB Summary section title = summary text = Von Hippel Lindau syndrome (VHL) is a dominantly inherited… …   Wikipedia

  • Von Hippel-Lindau disease — Infobox Disease Name = Von Hippel Lindau disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 14000 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|85|8|q|80 ICD9 = ICD9|759.6 ICDO = OMIM = 193300 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 2417 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|oph|354 MeshName =… …   Wikipedia

  • Syndrome, von Hippel-Lindau — The cardinal features of von Hippel Lindau (VHL) syndrome are benign blood vessel tumors that most typically affect the eye and the brain. The eye tumors are termed angiomata and are in the retina. The brain tumors are termed hemangioblastoma and …   Medical dictionary

  • Síndrome de von Hippel-Lindau — Clasificación y recursos externos CIE 10 Q85.8 CIE 9 759.6 OMIM 19 …   Wikipedia Español

  • von Hippel-Lindau disease — an inherited syndrome in which haemangioblastoma, particularly in the cerebellum, are associated with renal and pancreatic cysts, angioma in the retina (causing blindness), cancer of the kidney cells, and red birthmarks. E. von Hippel (1867 1939) …   Medical dictionary

  • von Hippel-Lindau disease — an inherited syndrome in which haemangioblastomas, particularly in the cerebellum, are associated with renal and pancreatic cysts, angiomas in the retina (causing blindness), cancer of the kidney cells, and red birthmarks [von Hippel (1867–1939) …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Maladie De Von Hippel-Lindau — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lindau (homonymie). Maladie rare, la maladie de Von Hippel Lindau est une phacomatose dont la manifestation caractéristique est la présence d’hémangioblastome du cervelet, de la moelle épinière ou d’angiome de la …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Maladie de von hippel-lindau — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lindau (homonymie). Maladie rare, la maladie de Von Hippel Lindau est une phacomatose dont la manifestation caractéristique est la présence d’hémangioblastome du cervelet, de la moelle épinière ou d’angiome de la …   Wikipédia en Français

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