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An unusual case of mediastinal mass and bilateral nodules.
Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals - 1 Jun 2014
Wichmann Charlotte Lilli Elena, Helmchen Birgit, Weber Achim, Wildi Stefan, Carboni Giovanni Luca
Abstract excerpt
A 23-year-old woman presented with a mediastinal paraganglioma and multiple pulmonary chondromas following antral gastric resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumor. These tumors form the Carney triad, a rare disorder of unknown genetic background. First described in 1977, approximately 120 cases have been documented in the literature. The tumors do not harbor the specific c-kit or PDGFRA gene mutations often...
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