J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2001 Aug;30(8):1019-1022.

Brain Metastasis of Renal Cell Carcinoma in Von Hippel-Lindau Disease

• Yang SM
• Park SW
• Suk JS
• Park JH
• Kwon JT
• Min BK

Abstract

Although brain metastasis of renal cell carcinoma is a major cause of death in Von Hippel-Lindau disease(VHL), it is not easy to distinguish local recurrence of hemangioblastoma from distant metastasis. In addition, heman-gioblastoma has several characteristics suitable for recipient of "tumor-to-tumor metastasis". Authors report a case of Von Hippel-Lindau disease that had metastases of renal cell carcinomas.

Keyword

Von Hippel-Lindau disease(VHL); Renal cell carcinoma; Tumor-to-tumor metastasis

MeSH Terms

Brain*
Carcinoma, Renal Cell*
Cause of Death
Hemangioblastoma
Neoplasm Metastasis*
Recurrence
von Hippel-Lindau Disease*