Article
[Carney's Complex: familial cardiac myxoma].
Revista portuguesa de cirurgia cardio-toracica e vascular : orgao oficial da Sociedade Portuguesa de Cirurgia Cardio-Toracica e Vascular - 1 Jan 2000
Guerra Miguel S, Santos Nelson, Neves Fátima, Carlos Mota João, Miranda José António, Vouga Luis
Abstract excerpt
The Carney Complex is a very rare autosomal dominant disease including multiple neoplasia syndrome. This syndrome was initially described in 1985 under the rubric "...the complex of myxomas, spotty pigmentation, and endocrine overactivity". We present a case report of an old woman with Carney Complex who had the characteristic features of facial hirsutism and acromegalic facies, a large pigmented swelling over...
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