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Carney triad
Carney triad is a synchronous or metachronous association of gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), pulmonary chondroma and extra-adrenal paraganglioma
Prevelance
<1 / 1 000 000
Age of Onset
ICD-10
D44.8
Inheritance
Autosomal dominant
Autosomal recessive
Mitochondrial/Multigenic
X-linked dominant
X-linked recessive
5 Facts you should know
FACT
Consists of three tumor types: gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor, pulmonary chondroma, and extra-adrenal paraganglioma
FACT
Most patients initially present with two of the three tumors
FACT
The main symptoms at presentation are gastrointestinal bleeding, epigastric pain, anemia and palpable abdominal mass
FACT
GIST occurs in 99% of cases
FACT
GIST associated with Carney's triad are mostly indolent
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Common signs & symptoms
Abdominal pain
Pain in stomach
Diarrhea
Watery stool
Fatigue
Nausea and vomiting
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Gastrointestinal bleeding
Gastrointestinal stroma tumor
Leiomyosarcoma
Pheochromocytoma
Top Clinical Trials
At the time this analysis was conducted, there were no interventional clinical studies being conducted.
Top Treatments in Research
At the time this analysis was conducted, there were no treatments in development for this disease.