Carney complex (medical condition): A very rare syndrome characterized by spotty pigmentation on the skin and the development of multiple benign tumors (myxoma) that can occur just about anywhere in the body but mainly in the skin, breast and heart and endocrine glands such as the thyroid and pituitary gland. The symptoms are highly variable depending on the location, size and number of tumors. Endocrine gland tumors can affect hormone production and hence result in a range of symptoms.
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Carney complex: an autosomal dominant multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome characterized by dermatologic and mucosal lentiginosis, atrial myxomas of the heart, primary Cushing syndrome, and acromegaly. A subgroup of patients have abnormalities of an adenylyl cyclase A subunit. SYN: Carney syndrome. [J.A. Carney, 20th-century U.S. physician]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Carney complex:
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Carney complex as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Carney complex: Another name for Carney syndrome (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Carney syndrome
»Symptoms of Carney syndrome
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