Basic Summary for Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Main name of condition: Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Other names or spellings: VHL, Angiomatosis
What is Von Hippel-Lindau Disease?
Brief description of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: Genetic disease causing multiple benign tumors
Parent types of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: Cancer
How many people get Von Hippel-Lindau Disease?
Prevalance of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: rare
How serious is Von Hippel-Lindau Disease?
Prognosis of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: The prognosis for patients with VHL depends on the location and complications of the tumors. Untreated, VHL may result in blindness and/or permanent brain damage. With early detection and treatment the prognosis is significantly improved. Death is usually caused by complications of brain tumors or kidney cancer. 1
Complications of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: see complications of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
What causes Von Hippel-Lindau Disease?
Class of Condition for Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: genetic autosomal dominant, cancer
What are the symptoms of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease?
Symptoms of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: see symptoms of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Can anyone else get Von Hippel-Lindau Disease?
Inheritance: see inheritance of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Inheritance of genetic conditions: see details in inheritance of genetic diseases.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: see treatments for Von Hippel-Lindau Disease
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from NINDS von Hippel-Lindau Disease Information Page: NINDS
Last revision: June 24, 2003
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