Von Hippel-Lindau disease (vHL) is a hereditary, autosomal dominant syndrome manifested by a predisposition to the occurrence of benign and malignant neoplasms. The spectrum of vHL-related neoplasms includes: pheochromocytoma (PHEO), central nervous system and retinal hemangioblastomas, renal clear cell carcinoma, epididymal cystadenomas, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors as well as visceral (renal and pancreatic) cysts. We report the family (5 patients) with genetically confirmed vHL in which every member had PHEO diagnosed during pediatric care. The presented family had a missense variant in the
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