tuberous sclerosis (Bourneville disease)
autosomal dominant phakomatosis
classic triad: seizures, retardation, adenoma sebaceum
- calcified subependymal hamartomas
- uncalcified tubers in cerebral cortex
- enhancing lesion ==> malignant transformation to
giant cell astrocytoma
associated with:
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