A rare case of tuberous sclerosis complex-associated renal cell carcinoma

Humphrey Mapuranga; Bianca Douglas-Jones; Danelo du Plessis; Camilla E. le Roux; Christel du Buisson; Shahida Moosa

doi:10.4102/sajr.v26i1.2406

South African Journal of Radiology (May 2022)

A rare case of tuberous sclerosis complex-associated renal cell carcinoma

Humphrey Mapuranga,
Bianca Douglas-Jones,
Danelo du Plessis,
Camilla E. le Roux,
Christel du Buisson,
Shahida Moosa

Affiliations

Humphrey Mapuranga: Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Faculty of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
Bianca Douglas-Jones: Department of Medical Genetics, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
Danelo du Plessis: Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
Camilla E. le Roux: Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Faculty of Medical Imaging and Clinical Oncology, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
Christel du Buisson: Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Paediatric Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
Shahida Moosa: Department of Medical Genetics, Division of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v26i1.2406
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 1
pp. e1 – e5

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Renal cell carcinoma is rarely described in paediatric patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. This report describes a case of an 11-year-old male with tuberous sclerosis-associated renal cell carcinoma.

Published in South African Journal of Radiology

ISSN: 1027-202X (Print); 2078-6778 (Online)
Publisher: AOSIS
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://sajr.org.za/index.php/sajr

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