Bilateral Renal Tumour as Indicator for Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

Bilateral Renal Tumour as Indicator for Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome

Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) syndrome is a cancer disorder caused by a pathogenic FLCN mutation characterized by fibrofolliculomas, lung cysts, pneumothorax, benign renal cyst, and renal cell carcinoma (RCC). In this case we describe a patient with bilateral renal tumour and a positive familial history for...

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Main Authors: P. C. Johannesma, R. J. A. van Moorselaar, S. Horenblas, L. E. van der Kolk, E. Thunnissen, J. H. T. M. van Waesberghe, F. H. Menko, P. E. Postmus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/618675

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