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Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the one of the most common type of of cancer of the kidneys affecting adults. A 35- year-old man, with Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) syndrome was referred for bilateral renal mass in a follow up CT for evaluation. Open partial left nephrectomy was performed and the final hist...

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Main Authors: Aroona S.,, Shamsuddin O.,
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Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2015
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spelling my-ukm.journal.86662016-12-14T06:47:49Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8666/ Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature Aroona S., Shamsuddin O., Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the one of the most common type of of cancer of the kidneys affecting adults. A 35- year-old man, with Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) syndrome was referred for bilateral renal mass in a follow up CT for evaluation. Open partial left nephrectomy was performed and the final histopathological report confirmed the diagnosis. One of the most important genetic and hereditary risk factor for RCC is Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL). RCC in VHL may occur bilaterally in some cases, so preserving renal parenchymal function is a major therapeutic goal and nephron sparing surgery provides a favorable patient outcome. Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2015-06-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8666/1/16-Aroona%2520%26%2520Shamsuddin.pdf Aroona S., and Shamsuddin O., (2015) Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature. Journal of Surgical Academia, vol.5 (1). pp. 75-78. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgical.com
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description Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the one of the most common type of of cancer of the kidneys affecting adults. A 35- year-old man, with Von Hippel Lindau (VHL) syndrome was referred for bilateral renal mass in a follow up CT for evaluation. Open partial left nephrectomy was performed and the final histopathological report confirmed the diagnosis. One of the most important genetic and hereditary risk factor for RCC is Von Hippel-Lindau syndrome (VHL). RCC in VHL may occur bilaterally in some cases, so preserving renal parenchymal function is a major therapeutic goal and nephron sparing surgery provides a favorable patient outcome.
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author Aroona S.,
Shamsuddin O.,
spellingShingle Aroona S.,
Shamsuddin O.,
Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature
author_facet Aroona S.,
Shamsuddin O.,
author_sort Aroona S.,
title Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature
title_short Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature
title_fullStr Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature
title_full_unstemmed Management of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome: Case Report and Review of Literature
title_sort management of renal cell carcinoma in von hippel-lindau syndrome: case report and review of literature
publisher Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate 2015
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8666/1/16-Aroona%2520%26%2520Shamsuddin.pdf
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