Sporadic and hereditary forms of renal cell carcinoma, von Hippel–Lindau (VHL) disease and the familial paraganglioma syndromes are closely related in terms of their clinical and molecular genetic aspects. In this Review, the authors discuss pathogenesis, treatment and preventive strategies for VHL disease, VHL-disease-specific renal lesions, and familial paraganglioma syndromes.
- Birke Bausch
- Cordula Jilg
- Hartmut P. H. Neumann