This article may be
confusing or unclear to readers. (December 2011) |
TAN syndrome | |
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Specialty | Dermatology |
Tegumental angiomyxoma-neurothekeoma (TAN syndrome) [1] is a syndrome, an acronym, and eponym[ citation needed] proposed by Malaysian ophthalmologist of Chinese Descent, Tan Aik Kah (b. June 1975). [1] Angiomyxomas are associated with LAMB (lentigines, atrial myxomas, muco-cutaneous myxomas, and blue naevi) syndrome, [2] NAME (nevi, atrial myxoma, myxoid neurofibromas, and ephelides) [3] syndrome and Carney syndrome (atrial, cutaneous and mammary myxomas, lentigines, blue naevi, endocrine disorders and testicular tumours). [4]
TAN syndrome is characterized by multiple superficial angiomyxoma and neurothekeoma confined only to the skin (tegument). [1] TAN syndrome may be used to describe myxomas confined to the skin without visceral involvement.[ citation needed]
Tan et al. reported a 10-year-old girl with multiple superficial angiomyxoma associated with neurothekeoma palpebrae. [1] There was no evidence of visceral involvement. The lesions were excised with no recurrence during follow up. [1]
This article may be
confusing or unclear to readers. (December 2011) |
TAN syndrome | |
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Specialty | Dermatology |
Tegumental angiomyxoma-neurothekeoma (TAN syndrome) [1] is a syndrome, an acronym, and eponym[ citation needed] proposed by Malaysian ophthalmologist of Chinese Descent, Tan Aik Kah (b. June 1975). [1] Angiomyxomas are associated with LAMB (lentigines, atrial myxomas, muco-cutaneous myxomas, and blue naevi) syndrome, [2] NAME (nevi, atrial myxoma, myxoid neurofibromas, and ephelides) [3] syndrome and Carney syndrome (atrial, cutaneous and mammary myxomas, lentigines, blue naevi, endocrine disorders and testicular tumours). [4]
TAN syndrome is characterized by multiple superficial angiomyxoma and neurothekeoma confined only to the skin (tegument). [1] TAN syndrome may be used to describe myxomas confined to the skin without visceral involvement.[ citation needed]
Tan et al. reported a 10-year-old girl with multiple superficial angiomyxoma associated with neurothekeoma palpebrae. [1] There was no evidence of visceral involvement. The lesions were excised with no recurrence during follow up. [1]