Carney complex: left atrial myxoma in a patient with past pituitary microadenoma and lentiginosis.
The Carney complex (CNC) is a rare autosomal dominant genetic complex that is characterised by multiple neoplasms consisting of neuroendocrine and cardiac tumours, with only 750 cases reported worldwide as of 2017. Cardiac tumours, in the context of the CNC, are of unique importance since the leading causes of death in patients with CNC are cardiac. To prevent sudden cardiac death and embolic events, a difficult diagnosis must be made and postdiagnostic screenings must be regular. We present a case of a 52-year-old man, with a medical history of pituitary microadenoma and facial lentiginosis, who presented with dyspnoea 2 months after suffering a cerebrovascular accident.
['Spindel|Jeffrey|J|http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5143-1431', 'Mathbout|Mohammad F|MF|', 'Huffman|Travis|T|', 'Ghafghazi|Shahab|S|']
D056733:Carney Complex D006338:Heart Neoplasms D006801:Humans D007911:Lentigo D008297:Male D008875:Middle Aged D009232:Myxoma D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms
cardiovascular medicine endocrinology pituitary disorders surgical diagnostic tests