Synonyms
Carney syndrome; Specific subsets of Carney complex have been termed LAMB (lentigines, atrial myxoma, and blue nevi) and NAME (nevi, atrial myxoma, myxoid neurofibroma, and ephelides) syndromes, respectively.
Definition
First described in 1985, Carney complex is a multisystem tumor syndrome characterized by a variety of nonendocrine and endocrine manifestations including pigmented skin/mucosal lesions, myxomatous tumors of the heart and other tissues, and lesions of adrenal cortex, pituitary gland, thyroid, gonads, and nerve sheath.
Clinical Features
Incidence
Carney complex is rare but is probably underrecognized due to the lack of awareness and overall complexity of different manifestations. Overall, around 750 cases have been documented worldwide since the description of the complex.
Age
The median age at diagnosis is approximately 20 years; however, cases have been diagnosed as early as the second decade of life up to the fifth decade of life.
Sex
Both males and females...
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Hodgson, A., Pakbaz, S., Mete, O. (2020). Carney Complex. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_5567-1
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