Carney complex.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report an illustrated case of a 61-year-old woman with multiple atrial myxomas and cutaneous hyperpigmentation as part of the Carney complex. The case is notable for an unusually late presentation in life and a strong family history of atrial myxomas and sudden death. The importance of regular life-long echocardiographic screening and surveillance in all family members of affected cases is emphasized.
Medical subject headings
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
- Heart Neoplasms
- Hyperpigmentation
- Myxoma
- Neoplasms, Multiple Primary
- Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary