A Case of Tuberous Sclerosis with Hydrocephalus and Multiple Cardiac Tumors in Neonatal Period.
- Author:
Young Jun SONG
1
;
Won Seop KIM
;
Beom Soo PARK
;
Heon Seok HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberous sclerosis;
Hydrocephalus;
Cardiac tumor;
Newborn
- MeSH:
Brain;
Central Nervous System;
Cerebral Ventricles;
Diagnosis;
Dilatation;
Female;
Heart;
Heart Neoplasms*;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus*;
Infant, Newborn;
Kidney;
Lateral Ventricles;
Liver;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Tuberous Sclerosis*;
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
2000;43(2):294-299
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Several different tumors in different tissues(including the central nervous system, heart, kidney, liver, bone, and soft tissues) are found to be associated with tuberous sclerosis. In the brain, this tumor characteristically arises from the floor of the lateral ventricle and often occluded the foramen of Monro. Cardiac tumor is among the earliest signs of tuberous sclerosis and occurs in over half of affected patients, but symptomatic primary heart tumors are rare in newborn. Thus, early detections are rare in asymptomatic cases. We experienced a case of tuberous sclerosis, in a 2-day-old female newborn who presented with dilatation of lateral ventricle detected by fetal ultrasonography. Diagnosis was confirmed by brain MRI and echocardiogram demonstrated multiple cardiac tumor. Brief review and related literatures were also presented.
