Tenacious tumors: Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome in a 50-year-old Filipina
- Author:
Kariza Valerie L. De Vera
1
;
Rogelio A. Balagat
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Basal Cell Nevus Syndrome
- From: Journal of the Philippine Medical Association 2024;102(2):71-76
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
- Abstract: Basal cell nevus syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disorder with a prevalence of between 1in 60,000 to 1in 120,000. This disorder is associated with a panoply of phenotypic that includes developmental anomalies and tumors particularly basal cell carcinoma. The genetic abnormality in almost all known cases is a mutation in the PATCHED] gene which is essential for normal body and limb patterning.? abnormalities We report a 50-year-old Filipina who suffered from multiple recurrent pigmented papules, plagues, nodules, and tumors on the face with the first tumor appearing at age 20.
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