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[[Image:Tuber HE 20191014 011.jpg|thumb|right|[[Micrograph]] showing a cortical tuber. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/KGH)]]
[[Image:Tuber HE 20191014 011.jpg|thumb|right|[[Micrograph]] showing a cortical tuber. [[H&E stain]]. (WC/jensflorian]]
'''Cortical tubers''' are malformative lesions in the CNS observed in '''tuberous sclerosis complex''' (abbreviated '''TSC'''), an autosomal dominant [[syndrome]].
'''Cortical tubers''' are malformative lesions in the CNS observed in '''tuberous sclerosis complex''' (abbreviated '''TSC'''), an autosomal dominant [[syndrome]].




==General==
==General==
*Cortical tubers are malformative, epilepsy-associated.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Cotter | first1 = JA. | title = An update on the central nervous system manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal = Acta Neuropathol | volume =  | issue =  | pages =  | month = Apr | year = 2019 | doi = 10.1007/s00401-019-02003-1 | PMID = 30976976 }}</ref>
**Seen in 80-90% of the TSC cases.
**Gyrus is usu. thickened, raised, and occasionally dimpled.
**Giant cells, dysmorphic neurons, disrupted cortical lamination, gliosis, calcifications.
**Ballon cells are Vim+ve, MAP2+ve, Nestin+ve, GFAP+/-ve, NeuN+/-ve.
**TSC2 has larger and more numerous tubers.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Overwater | first1 = IE. | last2 = Swenker | first2 = R. | last3 = van der Ende | first3 = EL. | last4 = Hanemaayer | first4 = KB. | last5 = Hoogeveen-Westerveld | first5 = M. | last6 = van Eeghen | first6 = AM. | last7 = Lequin | first7 = MH. | last8 = van den Ouweland | first8 = AM. | last9 = Moll | first9 = HA. | title = Genotype and brain pathology phenotype in children with tuberous sclerosis complex. | journal = Eur J Hum Genet | volume = 24 | issue = 12 | pages = 1688-1695 | month = 12 | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1038/ejhg.2016.85 | PMID = 27406250 }}</ref>




==Associations==
==DDx==
 
* Focal cortical dysplasia ILAE type IIB (Tubers are usu. multifocal).
==Incidence==
~1 in 10,000 population.<ref name=emed_ts>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177711-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1177711-overview]. Accessed


==See also==
==See also==
*
[[Tuberous sclerosis]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
{{reflist|2}}


[[Category:Syndromes]]
[[Category:Malformation]]
[[Category:Neuropathology]]
[[Category:Neuropathology]]

Revision as of 13:04, 14 October 2019

Micrograph showing a cortical tuber. H&E stain. (WC/jensflorian

Cortical tubers are malformative lesions in the CNS observed in tuberous sclerosis complex (abbreviated TSC), an autosomal dominant syndrome.


General

  • Cortical tubers are malformative, epilepsy-associated.[1]
    • Seen in 80-90% of the TSC cases.
    • Gyrus is usu. thickened, raised, and occasionally dimpled.
    • Giant cells, dysmorphic neurons, disrupted cortical lamination, gliosis, calcifications.
    • Ballon cells are Vim+ve, MAP2+ve, Nestin+ve, GFAP+/-ve, NeuN+/-ve.
    • TSC2 has larger and more numerous tubers.[2]


DDx

  • Focal cortical dysplasia ILAE type IIB (Tubers are usu. multifocal).

See also

Tuberous sclerosis

References

  1. Cotter, JA. (Apr 2019). "An update on the central nervous system manifestations of tuberous sclerosis complex.". Acta Neuropathol. doi:10.1007/s00401-019-02003-1. PMID 30976976.
  2. Overwater, IE.; Swenker, R.; van der Ende, EL.; Hanemaayer, KB.; Hoogeveen-Westerveld, M.; van Eeghen, AM.; Lequin, MH.; van den Ouweland, AM. et al. (12 2016). "Genotype and brain pathology phenotype in children with tuberous sclerosis complex.". Eur J Hum Genet 24 (12): 1688-1695. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2016.85. PMID 27406250.