Open AccessMalignancy in a Family with Carney’s Complex
Author(s) -
Sean Roy Beh
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.53902/sojdec.2021.01.000501
Subject(s) - carney complex , malignancy , medicine , myxoma , endocrine system , pathology , dermatology , biology , hormone , genetics , gene
Carney Complex is a genetic disease characterized by skin lentigenes and freckling and the growth of benign tumors in endocrine glands as well as cardiac myxoma. Malignant tumors in Carney’s Complex are extremely rare with few other case reports. We report the rare occurrence of ovarian malignancy and thyroid carcinoma separately in 2 out of 3 family members diagnosed with Carney Complex.