A calcified lung tumour and microcytic anaemia in a young woman: partial expression of the Carney triad.
Surgeon
; 6(4): 249-51, 2008 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-18697369
ABSTRACT
The Carney triad is the non-familial addociation of gastric stromal tumours (GISTs), pulmonar chondromas and extra-adrenal paragangliomas. Fewer than 100 cases of the disorder have been reported since its description in 1977. The condition has a predeliction for young women. Most patients exhibit only two of the three components. The tumours tend to be multifocal in the affected organ or system. Herein, we describe the case of a 27-year-old woman with multiple gastric GISTs and a pulmonary chondroma, partial expression of the Carney triad. It is important to be aware of the Carney triad when one of its constituent tumours is found, particularly if the patient is a young woman, so that a search can be made for and surveillance instituted for the other components. Treatment for the gastric tumours (sarcomas) and the paragangliomas (potentially malignant) is surgical. The lung chondromas are benign neoplasms and ordinarily not symptomatic. If a diagnosis of the tumour can be established by biopsy, surgical resection may not be necessary.
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Assunto principal:
Calcinose
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Anemia
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Surgeon
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido
País de publicação:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM