Early Screening and Identification of an Asymptomatic Pheochromocytoma in a Child with Von Hippel-Lindau: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) is a diagnosis that leads to increased risk of tumor development over the course of a patient's lifetime. Patients with VHL undergo screening for multiple tumor types, including pheochromocytomas (PCCs). There is variability among the different international guidelines regarding the age to begin PCC screening, with most suggesting 5 years for screening initiation.

Case presentation

Our patient is a 4-year-old female who underwent screening for PCC at the time of her VHL diagnosis while asymptomatic that identified a unilateral PCC. This was amendable to treatment with laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy.

Conclusion

This is the first report of an asymptomatic PCC being identified in a patient under the age of 5. With early identifica

SUBMITTER: Schmeling K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11563656 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature