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Neonatal Tuberous Sclerosis with Heart and Brain Tumors
Author(s) -
Hayashi Yoshihiro,
Yoshimura Kazue,
Nakae Youichiro,
Nara Takahiro,
Hamada Rousei,
Maekawa Kihei
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1990.tb00884.x
Subject(s) - tuberous sclerosis , medicine , lesion , ventricle , radiology , brain tumor , pathology , cardiology
A 6‐day‐old neonate with tuberous sclerosis having brain and cardiac tumors is reported. The patient presented with a seizure 20 minutes after birth. Cranial ultrasonography and computed tomography on admission showed a large and round high‐density tumor lesion in the left frontal lobe. Echocardiography also showed a large tumor lesion beside the left ventricle wall, and a diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis was promptly made. Two months later, a periventricular calcified lesion was found on the demonstrated portion, and the tumor lesion initially observed in the brain had disappeared. These findings suggest that the initial tumor lesion found in the brain developed into a typical calcified lesion.