MR findings of uterine PEComa in patients with tuberous sclerosis: report of two cases

• Published in: Abdominal imaging Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 1256 - 1260
• Main Authors: Nishio, Naoko, Kido, Aki, Minamiguchi, Sachiko, Kiguchi, Kayo, Kurata, Yasuhisa, Nakao, Kyoko Kameyama, Kuwahara, Ryo, Yajima, Ryo, Otani, Satoshi, Mandai, Masaki, Togashi, Kaori, Minami, Manabu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Angiomyolipoma; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONGENITAL DISEASES; CYSTS; Differentiation (biology); Gastroenterology; HEMORRHAGE; Hepatology; Hereditary diseases; Image detection; Imaging; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Myometrium; Neoplasia; NEOPLASMS; NMR IMAGING; Nodules; Organs; Radiology; RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Special Section: Distinguished Papers from JSAR; Stroma; Tuberous sclerosis; TUMOR CELLS; Tumors; UTERUS; LAM; MRI; PEComa; TSC

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a rare autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder, is characterized by the presence of benign congenital tumors in multiple organs. Neoplasms with perivascular epithelioid cell differentiation (PEComas), including angiomyolipoma (AML) and lymphangioleiomyomatosis (L...