A patient with Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome may be classified based on the the type of mutation and the pattern of tumors present.
Parameters:
(1) type of mutation
(2) pheochromocytoma or extra-adrenal paraganglioma
(3) renal cell carcinoma and CNS hemangioblastoma
Type |
Mutation |
Pheochromocytoma |
Type 1 |
truncating mutation and large deletions |
absent/rare |
Type 2 |
missense |
present |
Subtype 2 |
Renal Cell Carcinoma |
Hemangioblastoma |
2A |
absent |
present |
2B |
present |
present |
2C |
absent |
absent |
Specialty: Hematology Oncology, Genetics, Surgery, general