title: Frequency and imaging appearance of hepatic angiomyolipomas in pediatric and adult patients with tuberous sclerosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study evaluates the frequency and imaging appearance of hepatic angiomyolipomas in pediatric and adult patients with tuberous sclerosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multiple hepatic angiomyolipomas are often found in patients with tuberous sclerosis, particularly in those with bilateral diffuse renal angiomyolipomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039, USA.
authors.forename: Bradley L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Fricke
authors.forename: Lane F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Casper
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bissler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology