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*Myxoid [[neurofibroma]]. | *Myxoid [[neurofibroma]]. | ||
Revision as of 03:50, 26 May 2011
The Carney complex, also known as NAME syndrome and LAMB syndrome, is a bunch of things that occur together due to some genetic problem.[1] It should not be confused with the Carney triad.
It includes:[2]
NAME and LAMB are acronyms that were proposed later.[2]
NAME
NAME:
- Nevi.
- Atrial myxoma.
- Myxoid neurofibroma.
- Ephelides (freckles[3]).
LAMB
LAMB:
- Lentigines.
- Atrial myxomas.
- Mucocutaneous myxomas.
- Blue nevi.
References
- ↑ Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 135. ISBN 978-0781765275.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1097150-overview. Accessed on: 25 May 2011.
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1119293-overview. Accessed on: 7 January 2011.