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Table 1 Cancer incidence and types of tumors in VHL disease[6]

From: Acute myeloid leukemia in a 38-year-old hemodialyzed patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease

Type of cancer

Cancer incidence

CNS

 

  Hemangioblastomas of the retina

25-60%

  Endolymphatic Sac Tumors

10%

  Hemangioblastomas of

 

  Cerebellum

44-72%

  Brain stem

10-25%

  Spinal cord

13-50%

  Nerve roots L/S

< 1%

  Supratentorial region

< 1%

Organs

 

  Renal cel carcinoma

25-60%

  Pheochromocytoma

10-20%

  Pancreatic tumors

35-70%

  Epididymal cystadenomas

25-60%