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Basal Cell Cancer
Research in the area of basal cell cancer reported from Massachusetts General Hospital
July 15th, 2008
"Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome ( NBCCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by a wide range of clinical signs and symptoms," researchers in the United States report. "The major criteria for the diagnosis are multiple cutaneous basal cell carcinomas, multiple odontogenic keratocysts of the jaw, palmar and plantar pits, and skeletal abnormalities. Here, we report an unusual case of NBCCS in a 68-year-old woman with late onset of clinical signs and symptoms and with an associated ameloblastoma," wrote B. Eslami and colleagues, Massachusetts General Hospital. The researchers concluded: "Only 4 other cases of this unusual association...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-15)
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