Open AccessA Classic Case of Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
Author(s) -
Dattaprasad P Dadhe,
Sudhir Narayan Khandale,
Ramank Ravi Mathur,
Alka Sherkhane
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of dental and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2277-6672
pISSN - 2277-4696
DOI - 10.4103/2277-4696.167542
Subject(s) - basal cell nevus syndrome , odontogenic , basal (medicine) , nevus , basal cell , dermatology , medicine , pathology , basal cell carcinoma , biology , cancer research , melanoma , insulin
The basal cell nevus syndrome is an autosomal dominant inherited condition characterized mainly by basal cell carcinomas, multiple keratinizing odontogenic tumors, and other systemic anomalies. As these manifestations do not alter the patient′s lifestyle, most of the cases are diagnosed through oral abnormalities. A classic case of basal cell nevus syndrome fulfilling almost all the major and minor criteria has been reported here