Angiomyolipomas, renal manifestation of tuberous sclerosis complex in 17-year-old boy--a case report.
BACKGROUND
Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic disorder characterised by lesions affecting brain, skin, eyes and internal organs--kidneys, heart, liver and lungs. Renal involvement in individuals with TSC is common and potentially serious, includes angiomyolipomas and cystic lesions. There may also be an increased risk of renal cell carcinoma.


METHODS
A case of 17-year-old boy with delayed diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex with angiomyolipomas and cysts of the kidneys has been described.


CONCLUSIONS
The authors would like to underlina a very rare incidence of tuberous sclerosis complex and associated renal angiomyolipomas in children, the possibility to maintain normal kidney function for prolonged time despite intensified renal pathology, the need for periodic abdominal imaging and significantly delayed diagnosis in the described case.
Klinika Pediatrii, Hematologii i Onkologii Dzieciqcej Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej w Szczecinie ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin.
Andrzej
A
Brodkiewicz
Hanna
H
Marciniak
Elwira
E
Szychot
Anna
A
Walecka
Jarosław
J
Peregud-Pogorzelski
D000293:Adolescent; D018207:Angiomyolipoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*