Visceral manifestations of von Hippel-Lindau disease: value of ultrasound and CT imaging

N Chidambaranathan; K Sunder; K Sudhakar; K S Ganesan

Visceral manifestations of von Hippel-Lindau disease: value of ultrasound and CT imaging

J Assoc Physicians India. 2005 Feb:53:136-8.

Authors

N Chidambaranathan¹, K Sunder, K Sudhakar, K S Ganesan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai--600 006.

PMID: 15847034

Abstract

Visceral manifestations of von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHLD) are generally asymptomatic and their early detection is of considerable help in the management. This communication documents the usefulness of imaging studies in detecting visceral manifestations in two cases of VHLD.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnosis*
Carcinoma, Renal Cell / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Pheochromocytoma / diagnosis*
Pheochromocytoma / diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
von Hippel-Lindau Disease / diagnosis*
von Hippel-Lindau Disease / diagnostic imaging
von Hippel-Lindau Disease / physiopathology