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Gorlin's syndrome (naevoid basal cell carcinoma) is an autosomal dominant tumor-predisposition syndrome, classically consists of multiple basal cell carcinomas of the skin, odontogenic keratocyst of the jaw, various skeletal abnormalities, and lamellar falx calcifications. Many associated lesions have been reported. We report a case of Gorlin's syndrome in a 22-year-old man in whom CT and MR images showed unusual findings of the thin corpus callosum and third ventricular cyst. We present a case of this syndrome with special emphasis on its unusual neuroradiological findings and radiological management.
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Kantarci, M., Ertas, U., Alper, F. et al. Gorlin's syndrome with a thin corpus callosum and a third ventricular cyst. Neuroradiology 45, 390–392 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-003-0988-y
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