Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Tríada de Carney
Carney triad (KAR-nee TRY-ad)
A very rare disorder marked by tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (usually the stomach), tumors that form in embryonic nervous tissue in the head, neck, and torso, and tumors that form in cartilage in the lungs. Sometimes tumors also form in the adrenal glands and esophagus. Carney triad is most common in young females.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.