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Two unusual tumours of the gastrointestinal tract in a patient with tuberous sclerosis

Abstract

A 16 year old girl with an established diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis presented with a 1 year history of swelling of the left cheek. A 2 cm diameter tumour was excised which showed histological features of a solid variant of a minor salivary gland basal cell adenoma. One year later during laparotomy and excision of multiple renal angiomyolipomas, a 5 cm diameter subserosal tumour was found at the hepatic flexure of the colon. Examination of biopsy material revealed a leiomyoma. This case is presented to demonstrate two tumours that have not to the authors' knowledge been previously described in a young patient with tuberous sclerosis. Although the association may be coincidental, these tumours could represent two rare associations of tuberous sclerosis.

Authors

BYARD RW; PHILLIPS GE; DARDICK I; ROBERTSON E; CARTER RF; BOURNE AJ

Journal

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 116–119

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

April 1, 1991

DOI

10.1111/j.1440-1754.1991.tb00365.x

ISSN

1034-4810

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