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A rare cause of anaemia associated with hypertension in a 14-year-old girl

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We report a rare example of anaemia and hypertension due to an incomplete Carney triad in a 14-year-old girl with no previous medical history. This rare non-familial syndrome generally involves two disparate tumours: gastrointestinal stromal tumour, paraganglioma and/or pulmonary chondroma. The complete triad is a syndrome that involves at least five loci: stomach, oeophagus, lung, the paraganglionic system, adrenal (cortex or medulla). The pathogenesis is unclear as these tumours have different embryological origins. Surgical treatment is necessary, and long-term follow-up is advisable as patients with Carney triad may re-present with tumour(s), even several years after the first presentation.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Children’s University Hospital, Toulouse, France

    Guillaume Ssi-Yan-Kai, Julie Vial, David Labarre & Christiane Baunin

  2. Department of Pediatry, Children’s University Hospital, Toulouse, France

    Stéphane Decramer

  3. Radiology Department, Purpan University Hospital, Place du Dr Baylac, Toulouse, 31059, France

    Guillaume Ssi-Yan-Kai

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Ssi-Yan-Kai, G., Vial, J., Labarre, D. et al. A rare cause of anaemia associated with hypertension in a 14-year-old girl. Pediatr Radiol 42, 624–626 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-011-2241-x

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