GORLIN SYNDROME

Course overview

GORLIN SYNDROME, ALSO CALLED GORLIN-GOLTZ SYNDROME, BASAL CELL NEVUS SYNDROME (BCNS), OR NEVOID BASAL CELL CARCINOMA SYNDROME, IS AN AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT FAMILIAL CANCER SYNDROME. IT IS CHARACTERIZED BY NUMEROUS BASAL CELL CARCINOMAS (BCCS), ALONG WITH SKELETAL, OPHTHALMOLOGIC, AND NEUROLOGIC ABNORMALITIES. MULTIPLE NEOPLASMS ARISE STARTING IN CHILDHOOD. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION OF PATIENTS WITH GORLIN SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING THIS CONDITION.