Autopsy case of right ventricular rhabdomyoma in tuberous sclerosis complex

Tuberous sclerosis complex is a genetic multisystem disorder characterized by widespread hamartomas in several organs, including the brain, heart, skin, eyes, kidney, lung, and liver [1]. Major clinical features in the 2012 International Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Diagnostic Criteria include hypomelanotic macules, angiofibromas, ungual fibromas, shagreen patch, retinal hamartomas, cortical dysplasias, subependymal nodules, subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA), cardiac rhabdomyoma, lymphangioleiomyomatosis and angiomyolipomas [2].

Source: Legal Medicine - October 9, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Takeshi Kondo, Yo Niida, Masashi Mizuguchi, Yasushi Nagasaki, Yasuhiro Ueno, Akiyoshi Nishimura Source Type: research