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==Associations== | ==Associations== | ||
Pathologic: | |||
*Renal angiomyolipoma. | *Renal angiomyolipoma. | ||
*Cardiac rhabdomyoma. | *Cardiac rhabdomyoma. | ||
*[[Lymphangiomyomatosis]]. | *[[Lymphangiomyomatosis]]. | ||
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*The same genes (TSC1, TSC2) are implicated in [[PEComa]]s. | |||
==Incidence== | ==Incidence== | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 15 April 2011
Tuberous sclerosis is genetic thingy associated with increased risk of hamartomas.
Historically described as:[1]
- Epilepsy.
- Mental retardation.
- Adenoma sebaceum.
Associations
Pathologic:
- Renal angiomyolipoma.
- Cardiac rhabdomyoma.
- Lymphangiomyomatosis.
Note:
- The same genes (TSC1, TSC2) are implicated in PEComas.
Incidence
~1 in 10,000 population.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177711-overview. Accessed on: 13 February 2011.