Arvid Lindau (1892-1958) was a Swedish pathologist who practiced medicine in Lund, Sweden. During his career he published more than 40 papers on pathology, neurology, and bacteriology. At the Institute of Pathological Anatomy in Lund he wrote an important thesis called Studien über Kleinhirncysten. Bau, Pathogenese und Beziehungen zur Angiomatosae retinae, in which described the relationship between cerebellar cysts and their correlation to tumors (angiomata) of the retina. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...   IPA: is a city in SkÃ¥ne in southern Sweden. ... Neurology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the nervous system. ... Microbiology (in Greek micron = small and biologia = studying life) is the study of microorganisms, including unicellular (single-celled) eukaryotes and prokaryotes, fungi, and viruses. ... Anatomical drawing of the human muscles from the Encyclopédie. ... The cerebellum (Latin: little brain) is a region of the brain that plays an important role in the integration of sensory perception and motor output. ... Human eye cross-sectional view. ...

In 1926, Lindau was the first to describe a coherent link between the retinal, cerebellar and visceral components of a disease he called "angiomatosis of the central nervous system". This disease is characterized by tumors of the retina and the brain, along with cysts of several visceral organs such as the kidneys, pancreas, and adrenal glands. Lindau's research soon attracted the attention of famed neurosurgeon Harvey Cushing, who named the disorder, "Lindau's disease". However it wasn't until 1964, that the research done by ophthalmologist Eugen von Hippel in the early 20th century on retinal angiomata became more apparent. Today the disease is named after both men, and is called Von Hippel-Lindau disease. Kidneys viewed from behind with spine removed The kidneys are bean-shaped excretory organs in vertebrates. ... The pancreas is an organ in the digestive and endocrine system (of vertebrates[2]). It is both exocrine (secreting pancreatic juice containing digestive enzymes) and endocrine (producing several important hormones, including insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin). ... In mammals, the adrenal gland (also known as suprarenal glands) are the triangle-shaped endocrine glands that sit atop the kidneys; their name indicates that position (ad, near or at + renes, kidneys). They are chiefly responsible for regulating the stress response through the synthesis of corticosteroids and catecholamines, including cortisol... Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating the central and peripheral nervous system. ... Harvey Cushing (c. ... Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. ... Von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL) is a rare inherited genetic condition involving the abnormal growth of tumors in parts of the body which are particularly rich in blood supply. ...

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• Additional information on VHL disease
• Biography of Arvid Lindau