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The '''Carney complex''', also known as '''NAME syndrome''' and '''LAMB syndrome''', is a bunch of things that occur together due to some genetic problem.<ref>{{Ref WMSP|135}}</ref> | The '''Carney complex''', also known as '''NAME syndrome''' and '''LAMB syndrome''', is a bunch of things that occur together due to some genetic problem.<ref>{{Ref WMSP|135}}</ref> It should not be confused with the [[Carney triad]]. | ||
NAME and LAMB are acronyms. | NAME and LAMB are acronyms. | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 4 March 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.
NAME and LAMB are acronyms.
NAME
NAME:
- Nevi.
- Atrial myxoma.
- Myxoid neurofibroma.
- Ephelides (freckles[2]).
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.
- ↑ URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1119293-overview. Accessed on: 7 January 2011.