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Malignancy in a Family with Carney’s Complex| Stephy Publishers

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  Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology - (JCDE)| Stephy Publishers Abstract Carney Complex is a genetic disease characterized by skin lentigenes and freckling and the growth of benign tumors in endocrine glands as well as cardiac myxoma. Malignant tumors in Carney’s Complex are extremely rare with few other case reports. We report the rare occurrence of ovarian malignancy and thyroid carcinoma separately in 2 out of 3 family members diagnosed with Carney Complex. Keywords Carney Complex, Cardiac myoxomata, Eendocrine tumors, Chemotherapy, Malignant tumor Learning Points a) The importance of thoroughly screening all lesions in Carney’s Complex rather than dismissing them as benign, as there is still a possibility for the lesion to be malignant. b) Malignant tumors in Carney’s complex can arise from any organ, which in the index case presented with multiple tumors over many years culminating in an ovarian malignant tumor, whereas the sister developed a thyroid malignancy. c) Acromegal...

Journal of Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology - (JCDE) | Stephy Publishers

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  Journal of Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology - (JCDE) | Stephy Publishers Journal of Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology is an open access , peer reviewed and multidisciplinary journal, which publishes original research on diabetes mellitus and its complications and related relevant topics. Our Journal is dedicated to provide information and publish recent developments in endocrinology and diabetes. The journal focuses on the endocrine glands, its secretions and their coordination with metabolism and reproduction. The journal is a complete study, which includes symptoms, causes, path physiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes and the study of new techniques in the field of diabetic research like organ transplantation, tissue regeneration and therapeutic innovations of diabetes. Journal of Clinical Diabetes & Endocrinology strives with an aspiration to publish reliable source of information by delightfully welcoming your valuable original articles at #Sub...