title: A large infiltrating fibrous hamartoma of infancy in the abdominal wall with rare associated tuberous sclerosis.
abstract: Tuberous sclerosis is a complex autosomal-dominant neurocutaneous syndrome characterized by hamartomatous malformations of fibrous and connective tissues in various organs. Although various histologic types of soft-tissue masses can occur with tuberous sclerosis, we present a unique case of fibrous hamartoma of infancy presenting as large infiltrating cutaneous and subcutaneous masses in the abdominal wall in a 4-year-old boy with tuberous sclerosis. Although the co-occurrence of tuberous sclerosis and fibrous hamartoma of infancy is very rare, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of subcutaneous soft-tissue masses found in children with tuberous sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 62 Youido-dong, Yongdungpo-gu, Seoul, 150-713, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Jeong
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Gye-Yeon
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Chang-Young
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: You