Carney complex: a case report.
Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign cardiac tumor, and 10% of cases are familial forms. The authors present a review of the literature on the Carney complex, and a case report of a 68-year-old man with a cardiac mass, associated with a significant family history and a diagnosis of coronary embolism.
Teixeira
Rogério
R
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Lourenço
Carolina
C
Coelho
Lourenço
L
Vieira
Henrique
H
Ramos
Domingos
D
Castro
Graça
G
Monteiro
Pedro
P
Donato
Paulo
P
Ferreira
Maria J
MJ
Providência
Luís A
LA
D000368:Aged; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D010375:Pedigree; D013577:Syndrome