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5 Facts you should know about
Carney triad
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Consists of 3 tumor types: gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor, pulmonary chondroma, and extra-adrenal paraganglioma
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Most patients initially present with 2 of the 3 tumors
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The main symptoms at presentation are gastrointestinal bleeding, epigastric pain, anemia, and palpable abdominal mass
4
GIST (gastrointestinal stromal tumor) occurs in 99% of cases
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GIST associated with Carney triad are mostly indolent
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