msyamp
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A patient has a deletion of the VHL gene on chromosome 3. He has hemangioblastomas of the retina, cerebellum, and medulla. What other tumor are you worried about in this patient?
Adenocarcinoma of the pancreas
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma of the lung
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| sturge_weber
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well cysts of the pancreas and kidneys exist in this
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well i would go for renal cell carcinoma, if i have to choose
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good sturge. you got it
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but i think, that vhl associated with gene 3 is mostly associated with panreatic and renla cysts, and later on these renal cysts can become malignant
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thats what it is. yes. its renal cell carcinoma 50%of them get
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