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Satheesh Chandran1, Karthikeyan Marudhamuthu2, R Riaz3
1Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Madha Dental College & Hospital, Kundrathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Abstract:
Gorlin-Goltz syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited condition comprising the principle triad of basal cell carcinomas, multiple jaw keratocysts, and skeletal anomalies. The presence of jaw cysts are the early diagnostic feature of this syndrome, and this can be incidentally identified by routine radiographs. A patient presented with signs and symptoms of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome to us in her early stages.
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