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Carney complex: In a patient with multiple blue naevi and lentigines, suspect cardiac myxoma
Author(s) -
Bleasel Narelle R,
Stapleton Karen M
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-0960.1999.00349.x
Subject(s) - medicine , myxoma , carney complex , dermatology , acromegaly , lentigo , blue nevus , myocardial infarction , pathology , nevus , melanoma , cancer research , hormone , growth hormone , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Carney complex is characterized by spotty pigmentation (blue naevi and lentigines), myxomas (cardiac, cutaneous, mammary), endocrine over‐activity (Cushing’s syndrome, acromegaly), testicular tumours, and schwannomas. We report a male with multiple blue naevi, lentigines, testicular large cell calcifying Sertoli‐cell tumour and four cardiac myxomas. The myxomas caused two cerebrovascular accidents and a myocardial infarction. All patients with multiple blue naevi or lentigines should be investigated for the life‐threatening association of cardiac myxomas.