Delayed diagnosis of Gorlin syndrome: Learning from mistakes!
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Learning from Others' Mistakes
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Nevoid basal cell carcinoma (NBCCS) or Gorlin-Goltz syndrome (GS) is a multidisciplinary problem, the early diagnosis of which allows secondary prophylaxis that follows an appropriate regimen to delay progression of the syndrome. The aim of this study was to present a case of delayed diagnosis of GS in a young patient who received multidisciplinary treatment 5 years after onset. The patient pre...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1817-1745
DOI: 10.4103/1817-1745.174437