Pediatric pheochromocytoma in association with Von Hippel-Lindau disease: Focus on screening strategies.

CONCLUSION: The discovery of a pheochromocytoma in a child must be systematically investigated for an underlying genetic cause. In the particular case of children carrying a mutation of the VHL gene, annual abdominal imaging should be included in the pheochromocytoma screening protocol from the age of 5 years. PMID: 33067065 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33067065?dopt=Abstract

Source: Archives de Pediatrie - October 13, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Vérot PL, Rabattu PY, Chabre O, Gayot A, Sartelet H, Faguet R, Robert Y, Piolat C Tags: Arch Pediatr Source Type: research