Hamartomatous gastric polyposis in a patient with tuberous sclerosis.
A 42-year-old female diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis was found to have multiple polyps in the fundus of stomach. On histologic examination, the lesions were hamartomatous polyps. In tuberous sclerosis, many lesions occur in multiple organs and there are several reports about the frequent association of hamartomatous polyps of the colon. However, gastric manifestation of tuberous sclerosis has not been established probably due to its asymptomatic nature. This is the first report of multiple gastric hamartomatous polyposis in patient with tuberous sclerosis.
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Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000199:Actins / Q000032:analysis; D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004678:Encephalomalacia / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005748:Gastric Fundus / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D011127:Polyps / Q000235:genetics*; D020033:Protein Isoforms / Q000032:analysis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology*
D000199:Actins; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D020033:Protein Isoforms