Gorlin-Goltz syndrome: An often missed diagnosis

Gorlin-Goltz syndrome due to its high variability in expression are often not diagnosed as the syndrome and often managed same as that of odontogenic keratocyst. But a more careful approach for the syndrome is needed as there is high chance of malignant changes owing to improper management of the sy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of maxillofacial surgery 2016-01, Vol.6 (1), p.120-124
Hauptverfasser: Thomas, Ninan, Vinod, V, George, Arun, Varghese, Aabu
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Zusammenfassung:Gorlin-Goltz syndrome due to its high variability in expression are often not diagnosed as the syndrome and often managed same as that of odontogenic keratocyst. But a more careful approach for the syndrome is needed as there is high chance of malignant changes owing to improper management of the syndrome. In this manuscript a case report of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome with the diagnostic features of the same in Indian population along with the difference in treatment protocol from treating an odontogenic keratocyst is described with review of literature
ISSN:2231-0746
2249-3816
DOI:10.4103/2231-0746.186148