Two cases of tuberous sclerosis are presented. Extensive superficial occipital calcifications were found as classically described in Sturge-Weber syndrome. Other radiologic signs of tuberous sclerosis, such as subependymal calcifications in both patients and surgically proved giant cell astrocytoma in one patient, were present. At pathologic examination, the calcifications appeared to be locate...

Tuberous sclerosis is a rare genetic disorder resulting in benign tumor growth in various organs including the brain, heart, skin, eyes, kidney, and lung as well as systemic manifestations including seizures, cognitive impairment, and dermatologic abnormalities. This report shows the radiological findings and differentiation between a subependymal nodule and subependymal giant cell astrocytoma ...

T uberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant hamartoma syndrome with a prevalence of one in 6000 to one in 10 000 births. 2 Most patients with tuberous sclerosis have hamartomas in the brain, skin, kidneys, and heart; involvement of the lung, gastrointestinal tract, bone, retina, and gingiva is less common but is seen often. During early childhood, tuberous sclerosis presents most commonly with...

Abstract Background Angiomyolipoma with epithelial cysts is a rare variant of an angiomyolipoma that typically occurs sporadically. Patients pre-existing kidney lesion or disease have significantly increased risk morbidity and mortality associated trauma. Abnormal diseased kidneys are frequently injured by low insignificant velocity impacts. The vulnerability these related to the type pathology...

tuberous sclerosis complex (tsc) is an autosomal-dominant hereditary disorder. this syndrome is characterized by tumor-like malformations in several organs, as well as the heart. this report summarizes a case of tsc in a premature infant, born at 34 weeks' gestation with ascites. after birth, multiple cardiac mass, subependymal cysts and hypopigmented macules were detected. to our knowledge, th...

T uberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant hamartoma syndrome with a prevalence of one in 6000 to one in 10 000 births. 2 Most patients with tuberous sclerosis have hamartomas in the brain, skin, kidneys, and heart; involvement of the lung, gastrointestinal tract, bone, retina, and gingiva is less common but is seen often. During early childhood, tuberous sclerosis presents most commonly with...