Carney-Trias

nicht verwechseln mit: Carney-Komplex / Carney Stratakis syndrome

Carney triad is a rare syndrome defined by the coexistence of three tumors:

In most cases, only 2 of the 3 tumors are present at the time of diagnosis. It typically affects young people.

Terminology

It is not to be confused with the related Carney-Stratakis syndrome, or the unrelated Carney complex

History and etymology

First described by J Aidan Carney, an American professor of pathology, and colleagues in 1977 .

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