Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: VHL disease is an autossomal dominant syndrome that affects one in every 36 000 live births. The diagnosis is based on clinical criteria and the detection of the mutation on VHL gene. Most cases are diagnosed during the 2nd decade of life; this syndrome includes pheochromocytomas with the following characteristics: extraadrenal location, bilaterality, multifocal lesions, age of onset <30 years and discrete manifestations of catecholamine overproduction.<p class="...