You are here

Article Text

Article menu
Download PDFPDF
Rare disease
CASE REPORT
Interesting pancreatic tumour in the background of Tuberous Sclerosis
  1. JMV Amarjothi1,
  2. Jeyasudhahar Jesudason1,
  3. Villalan Ramasamy1 and
  4. OL Naganath Babu2
  1. 1 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Government General Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  2. 2 Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Madras Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr JMV Amarjothi, drmosesvikramamarjothi{at}hotmail.com

Abstract

Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is easily discernible by a myriad of manifestations, most notably dermatological. It is associated with well known and recognised intra-abdominal tumours like angiomyolipoma of the kidney. However, rarer tumours like pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours can occur in the setting of TSC. A high index of suspicion is necessary to identify and treat these lesions early in their natural course. Early identification augurs well with complete surgical excision and excellent survival.

  • pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor
  • tuberous sclerosis

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-227292

Statistics from Altmetric.com

    Request Permissions

    If you wish to reuse any or all of this article please use the link below which will take you to the Copyright Clearance Center’s RightsLink service. You will be able to get a quick price and instant permission to reuse the content in many different ways.

    View Full Text

    Footnotes

    • Contributors JMVA and VR: acquisition of data and collection. JJ and OLNB: proof of article, review and design.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.