24 October 2021>: Articles
Case Report: An Atypical Case of Carney Complex
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Zulqarnain Khan A* , Hani Alkhatib A , Gautam V. Ramani DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933744
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933744
Table 1. Diagnostic criteria for Carney complex (CNC) [4]. [Adapted from Mateus et al. 2008].
Major Diagnostic Criteria for Carney Complex (CNC) [4] | |
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1. | Spotty skin pigmentation with typical distribution (lips, conjunctiva, inner/outer canthi, vaginal and penile mucosa) |
2. | Cutaneous and mucosal myxoma |
3. | Cardiac myxoma |
4. | Breast myxomatosis or fat-suppressed MRI suggestive |
5. | Primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) or paradoxical positive response of urinary glucocorticoid excretion following dexamethasone administration |
6. | Acromegaly due to growth-hormone producing adenoma |
7. | Large-cell calcifying Sertoli cell tumor (LCCSCT) or calcifications on testicular ultrasound |
8. | Thyroid carcinoma or multiple hypoechoic nodules on thyroid ultrasound (< 18 y.o.) |
9. | Psammomatous melanotic schwannomas (PMS) |
10. | Blue or epithelioid blue nevus |
11. | Breast ductal adenoma |
12. | Osteochondromyxoma |
* Following histologic confirmation. | |
Supplementary Criteria for CNC | |
1. | Affected first-degree relative |
2. | Inactivating pathogenic variant in PRKAR1A gene |
* Following histologic confirmation. |