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Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

Complications

Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Complications

Complications of von Hippel-Lindau disease include:

Brain tumors
Cysts in multiple organs
Kidney failure
Pheochromocytoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Retinal tumors
Retinal detachment

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Related Conditions

Adrenal tumor
Brain tumor
Kidney cancer

Abdominal pain
Blood in the urine
Blurry vision
Chronic headaches
Headache

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Last Updated: Aug 29, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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