Renal imaging in 199 Dutch patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: Screening compliance and outcome

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome is associated with an increased risk for renal cell carcinoma. Surveillance is recommended, but the optimal imaging method and screening interval remain to be defined. The main aim of our study was to evaluate the outcomes of RCC surveillance to get insight in the safety of annual US in these patients. Surveillance data and medical records of 199 patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome were collected retrospectively using medical files and a questionnaire. These patients were diagnosed in two Dutch hospitals and data were collected until June 2014. A first screening for r... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Johannesma, Paul C.
van de Beek, Irma
van der Wel, Tijmen J. W. T.
Reinhard, Rinze
Rozendaal, Lawrence
Starink, Theo M.
van Waesberghe, Jan Hein T. M.
Horenblas, Simon
Gille, Hans J. J. P.
Jonker, Marianne A.
Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne E. J.
Postmus, Pieter E.
Houweling, Arjan C.
van Moorselaar, Jeroen R. A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
Reihe/Periodikum: Johannesma , P C , van de Beek , I , van der Wel , T J W T , Reinhard , R , Rozendaal , L , Starink , T M , van Waesberghe , J H T M , Horenblas , S , Gille , H J J P , Jonker , M A , Meijers-Heijboer , H E J , Postmus , P E , Houweling , A C & van Moorselaar , J R A 2019 , ' Renal imaging in 199 Dutch patients with Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome: Screening compliance and outcome ' , PLoS ONE , vol. 14 , no. 3 , e0212952 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212952
Sprache: Englisch
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