Gorlin-Goltz syndrome

Natl J Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jan;1(1):50-2. doi: 10.4103/0975-5950.69171.

Abstract

Gorlin-Goltz syndrome is an inherited autosomal dominant disorder with complete penetrance and extreme variable expressivity. The authors present a case of an 11-year-old girl with typical features of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome with special respect to medical and dental problems which include multiple bony cage deformities like spina bifida with scoliosis having convexity to the left side, presence of an infantile uterus and multiple odonogenic keratocysts in the maxillofacial region.

Keywords: Autosomal dominant; multiple organs; odontogenic keratocyst; spina bifida.

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  • Case Reports