Tuberous sclerosis CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: José Eduardo Riceto Loyola Junior, M.D.[2]

CT scans are very useful on diagnosing tuberous sclerosis due to the vast possible findings that patients may present.

CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis. It can diagnose:

• Cortical or subependymal tubers;
• White matter abnormalities;
• Subependymal hamartomas;
• Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas;
• Renal angiomyolipomas;
• Renal cysts;
• Renal cell carcinoma (associated with tuberous sclerosis);
• Retroperitoneal lymphangiomyomatosis;
• Gastrointestinal polyps;
• Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors;
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis;
• Multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia;
• Cardiac rhabdomyomas.^[1]