Carney complex: A familial lentiginosis predisposing to a variety of tumors.

Carney complex: A familial lentiginosis predisposing to a variety of tumors. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2016 Dec 10; Authors: Stratakis CA Abstract Carney complex is a familial lentiginosis syndrome; these disorders cover a wide phenotypic spectrum ranging from a benign inherited predisposition to develop cutaneous spots not associated with systemic disease to associations with several syndromes. Carney complex is caused by PRKAR1A mutations and perturbations of the cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) signaling pathway. In addition to the cutaneous findings, the main tumors associated with Carney complex are endocrine: 1) primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease, a bilateral adrenal hyperplasia leading to Cushing syndrome; 2) growth-hormone secreting pituitary adenoma or pituitary somatotropic hyperplasia leading to acromegaly; 3) thyroid and gonadal tumors, including a predisposition to thyroid cancer. Other tumors associated with Carney complex include: 1) myxomas of the heart, breast and other sites; 2) psamommatous melanotic schwannomas which can become malignant; 4) a predisposition to a variety of cancers. PMID: 27943004 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: ENDOCR REV - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Tags: Rev Endocr Metab Disord Source Type: research