Key result
A young female patient with Carney complex presented with copious bloody nipple discharge and multiple breast lumps, highlighting the breast imaging features of this rare genetic condition.
Why the study?
Carney complex is a rare genetic condition with multiple tumors, including breast tumors, that is often underrecognized.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the breast imaging features in a patient with Carney complex, an underrecognized genetic condition.
Alerts clinicians to Carney complex in young women with bloody discharge and lumps; extends sparse data on its breast imaging features.
Carney complex (CNC) is an extremely rare, autosomal dominant genetic syndrome consisting of pigmented skin and mucosal changes with multiple endocrine and nonendocrine tumors, including the breast. Breast tumors are typically multiple and benign and are most commonly reported as myxoid fibroadenomas and/or intraductal papillomas. We present a young female patient with known CNC who presented with copious bloody nipple discharge with multiple breast lumps and discuss the breast imaging features regarding this complex and often underrecognized genetic condition.
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Chan et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Carney complex (n=1). Breast imaging was evaluated on Breast imaging features. A young female patient with Carney complex presented with copious bloody nipple discharge and multiple breast lumps, highlighting the breast imaging features of this rare genetic condition.
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