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Multiple basal cell carcinomas in a 38-year-old woman with Goltz syndrome.
Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2012
Patrizi Annalisa, Tabanelli Michela, Grzeschik Karl-Heinz, Misciali Cosimo, Neri Iria, Happle Rudolf
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Focal dermal hypoplasia (FDH) or Goltz syndrome is a rare genetic multisystem disorder characterized by hypoplasia of ectodermally and mesodermally derived tissues. No cases of development of basal cell carcinomas in patients affected by FDH have previously been reported. METHODS: We followed a 38-year-old woman with FDH who developed, within a period of 3 years, 14 atypical pigmented lesions. All of...
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