ACTA DERMATOVENEROLOGICA CROATICA The Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, also known as nevoid basal cell carcinoma (BCC), has a variable prevalence, estimated from 1/57,000 to 1:256,000 inhabitants (1). It is a rare autosomal dominant disorder due to a genetic mutation in the PTCH tumor suppressor gene localized to 9q22.3 chromosome (2). In order to make a diagnosis of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome, some diagnosti...

This report is related to a female 7-year-old crossbreed sheep whose right eye had been protruded andswelling of upper eyelid was observed. Routine enucleating was performed. Histopathological evaluation ofeyelid revealed coincidence of two kinds of neoplasms. The first part was composed of multiple lobules ofsebocytes, which were detected as meibomian adenoma. The second section included infil...

In the last decades, the incidence of skin cancer is in continuous growth, but the mortality remains at the same level thanks to the new imaging diagnosis methods and surgical treatment. A real problem regarding differential diagnosis between cutaneous melanoma and non-melanotic skin tumor appear, despite advanced technologies, which have a major impact on treatment management. We reported two ...

zinc has an important role in skin health and its deficiency reduces immunity. to evaluate levels of zinc in squamous cell carcinoma (scc) and basal cell carcinoma (bcc) of skin, we studied 44 bcc and 38 scc cases together with 33 controls. blood samples were taken and after separation of serum, levels of zinc, albumin and total protein were measured by atomic absorption, albumin kit and reflec...