Renal transplantation in Lindau-von Hippel Disease

Renal cell carcinoma may develop in up to 25% of patients with Lindau-von Hippel disease who survive the earlier manifestations of this disease, and this neoplasm may frequently be bilateral. With early detection of such lesions, operative cure of renal cell carcinoma is more likely in these patient...

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Published inArchives of surgery (Chicago. 1960) Vol. 112; no. 7; p. 841
Main Authors Peterson, G J, Codd, J E, Cuddihee, R E, Newton, W T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.07.1977
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Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Adolescent
Adult
Angiomatosis - surgery
Child
Female
Humans
Kidney Neoplasms - surgery
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Transplantation, Homologous
von Hippel-Lindau Disease - genetics
von Hippel-Lindau Disease - surgery
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Summary:Renal cell carcinoma may develop in up to 25% of patients with Lindau-von Hippel disease who survive the earlier manifestations of this disease, and this neoplasm may frequently be bilateral. With early detection of such lesions, operative cure of renal cell carcinoma is more likely in these patients. However, some patients may need to undergo bilateral nephrectomy for cure. Such a patient may benefit from cadaver renal transplant in spite of the increased risk of cancer in immunosuppressed patients. We present such a case in a patient with Lindau-von Hippel disease.
ISSN:0004-0010
DOI:10.1001/archsurg.1977.01370070055006