Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Association with Tuberous Sclerosis Case report
Journal Title: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal - Year 2009, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
We report the first case of gastric cancer in association with tuberous sclerosis. Tuberous sclerosis is an autosomal dominant disorder which presents with a constellation of signs including benign tumours in the brain and in other vital organs such as the kidneys, heart, eyes, lungs, and skin. A combination of symptoms may include seizures, developmental delay, behavioural problems, skin abnormalities, and lung and kidney disease. It is caused by mutations on either of two genes, tuberous sclerosis genes, TSC or TSC2, which encode for the proteins hamartin and tuberin respectively. Tese proteins act as tumour growth suppressor agents that regulate cell proliferation and differentiation. Tuberous sclerosis has been associated with hamartomatous growths and angiomyolipomas, an association with gastric cancer has not been reported; however, this could be a co-incidental finding and further cases need to be reported.
Authors and Affiliations
Saeed Ahmed| Departments of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Ikram Burney| Departments of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Sukhpal Sawhney| Departments of Radiology & Molecular Imaging, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Mansour S Al-Moundhri| Department of Medicine, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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