Syndrome Series: Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma (Gorlin) Syndrome
The latest installment of my syndrome series! This collection of videos highlights some of the major syndromes that affect the head and neck.
Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome has a variety of major and minor findings, many of which involve the head and neck. It is autosomal dominant inheritance with variable expressivity. It's most common/relevant findings for the oral healthcare provider are multiple odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) and multiple basal cell carcinomas. These findings happen in usual age and location distributions and are atypical than these entities observed in the nonaffected population. This video discusses all of the other accepted major and minor criteria for diagnosis and how diagnosis can be rendered
This video discusses the genetic, clinical, radiographic, and histopathologic findings of the syndrome.
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