Volume 27, Issue 12 pp. 899-901
CASE REPORT

Bloody nipple discharge in Carney complex: A case report

Julian K K Chan MBChB MRCP

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Julian K K Chan MBChB MRCP

Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Julian K. K. Chan, Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

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Natalia Garibotto BMedSci(Hons) MBBS MRCS(Edin) FRACS

Natalia Garibotto BMedSci(Hons) MBBS MRCS(Edin) FRACS

Department of General Surgery, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Deepthi Dissanayake MBBS FRANZCR

Deepthi Dissanayake MBBS FRANZCR

Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Benjamin F Dessauvagie BMedSci MBBS FRCPA

Benjamin F Dessauvagie BMedSci MBBS FRCPA

PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Anmol Rijhumal MBBCh FRCPA

Anmol Rijhumal MBBCh FRCPA

PathWest Laboratory Medicine, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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Elizabeth J Wylie MBBS FRANZCR

Elizabeth J Wylie MBBS FRANZCR

University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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First published: 06 December 2021
Citations: 1

Abstract

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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