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Pheochromocytoma Screening Initiation and Frequency in von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome.
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2015 December
CONTEXT: Patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) syndrome have a 25-30% chance of developing pheochromocytoma. Although practice guidelines recommend biochemical and radiological screening every 1-2 years for pheochromocytoma in patients with VHL, there are limited data on the optimal age and frequency for screening.
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the earliest age of onset and frequency of contralateral and recurrent pheochromocytomas in patients with VHL syndrome.
METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of patients with VHL enrolled in a natural history study.
RESULTS: A total of 273 patients diagnosed with VHL were enrolled in a natural history clinical study. Thirty-one percent (84) were diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. The mean age of diagnosis was 28.8 ± 13.9 years. The earliest age at diagnosis was 5.5 years. Median follow-up for the cohort was 116.6 months (range, 0.1-613.2). Ninety-nine percent (83) of patients underwent adrenalectomy. Fifty-eight and 32% of patients had metanephrines and/or catecholamines elevated more than two times and more than four times the upper limit of normal, respectively. Twenty-five percent (21) of pheochromocytomas were diagnosed in pediatric patients younger than 19 years of age, and 86% and 57% of pediatric patients had an elevation more than two times and more than four times upper limit of normal, respectively. Eight patients had a total of nine recurrences. The median age at recurrence was 33.5 years (range, 8.8-51.9). Recurrences occurred as short as 0.5 years and as long as 39.7 years after the initial operation.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings among VHL pediatric patients supports the need for biochemical screening starting at age 5 with annual lifelong screening.
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the earliest age of onset and frequency of contralateral and recurrent pheochromocytomas in patients with VHL syndrome.
METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of a prospective cohort of patients with VHL enrolled in a natural history study.
RESULTS: A total of 273 patients diagnosed with VHL were enrolled in a natural history clinical study. Thirty-one percent (84) were diagnosed with pheochromocytoma. The mean age of diagnosis was 28.8 ± 13.9 years. The earliest age at diagnosis was 5.5 years. Median follow-up for the cohort was 116.6 months (range, 0.1-613.2). Ninety-nine percent (83) of patients underwent adrenalectomy. Fifty-eight and 32% of patients had metanephrines and/or catecholamines elevated more than two times and more than four times the upper limit of normal, respectively. Twenty-five percent (21) of pheochromocytomas were diagnosed in pediatric patients younger than 19 years of age, and 86% and 57% of pediatric patients had an elevation more than two times and more than four times upper limit of normal, respectively. Eight patients had a total of nine recurrences. The median age at recurrence was 33.5 years (range, 8.8-51.9). Recurrences occurred as short as 0.5 years and as long as 39.7 years after the initial operation.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings among VHL pediatric patients supports the need for biochemical screening starting at age 5 with annual lifelong screening.
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