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The relevance of dental surgeon on Gorlin-Goltz syndrome

Guilherme dos Santos Trento^*, Luis Fernando de Oliveira Gorla^*, Cláudia Maria Navarro^*, Valfrido Antônio Pereira Filho^*

Summary

Multiple odontogenic keratocysts could be linked to different conditions. Then, to achieve the correct diagnosis whether their presence is associated to a syndrome, some criteria must be followed. The present study aims to report a case of a 21 years-old male patient whose was referred with several radiolucent lesion on the maxilla-mandibular complex. The lesions were biopsied and the diagnosis of the histological exam hypothesized as odontogenic keratocyst. After complete evaluation, others abnormalities were also found such as calcification of falx cerebri, palmar and plantar pits, and multiple basal cell on feet. The patient was diagnosed with Gorlin-Goltz syndrome and was referred to other medical specialties to adequate follow-up. Dental surgeon represents an important role on correct diagnosis of the Gorlin-Goltz syndrome and could avoid further complications.

Key words: keratocysts, Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome, diagnosis.

Received: 17 01 2017

Accepted for publishing: 27 12 2017

^*Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School at Araraquara –Unesp, Araraquara-SP, Brazil.

Address correspondence to Guilherme dos Santos Trento, Dental School at Araraquara – Unesp – Brazil, 1680th Humaitá Street, Araraquara, São Paulo, ZIP: 14801-903, Brazil.

E-mail address: guilhermetrento@yahoo.com.br.



	Baltic Dental and Maxillofacial Journal

December, 2017, Vol. 19, No. 4 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES Expression of gene proteins, interleukins and β-defensin in cleft-affected tissue Iveta Jankovska, Mara Pilmane, Ilze Akota 103-108 REVIEWS Host responses to Candida albicans. A review Eglė Zdanavičienė, Jurgina Sakalauskienė, Alvydas Gleiznys, Darius Gleiznys, Juozas Žilinskas 109-123 Locator® attachment system for implant overdentures: a systematic review Artur Miguel Quaresma Pereira Miler, André Ricardo Maia Correia, José Mário de Castro Rocha, José Carlos Reis Campos, Maria Helena Guimarães Figueiral da Silva 124-129 CASE REPORT The relevance of dental surgeon on Gorlin-Goltz syndrome Guilherme dos Santos Trento, Luis Fernando de Oliveira Gorla, Cláudia Maria Navarro, Valfrido Antônio Pereira Filho 130-132 © 2018 Stomatologija		Stomatologija 2017; 19 (4): 130-2 305 KB The relevance of dental surgeon on Gorlin-Goltz syndrome Guilherme dos Santos Trento^, Luis Fernando de Oliveira Gorla^, Cláudia Maria Navarro^, Valfrido Antônio Pereira Filho^ Summary Multiple odontogenic keratocysts could be linked to different conditions. Then, to achieve the correct diagnosis whether their presence is associated to a syndrome, some criteria must be followed. The present study aims to report a case of a 21 years-old male patient whose was referred with several radiolucent lesion on the maxilla-mandibular complex. The lesions were biopsied and the diagnosis of the histological exam hypothesized as odontogenic keratocyst. After complete evaluation, others abnormalities were also found such as calcification of falx cerebri, palmar and plantar pits, and multiple basal cell on feet. The patient was diagnosed with Gorlin-Goltz syndrome and was referred to other medical specialties to adequate follow-up. Dental surgeon represents an important role on correct diagnosis of the Gorlin-Goltz syndrome and could avoid further complications. Key words: keratocysts, Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome, diagnosis. Received: 17 01 2017 Accepted for publishing: 27 12 2017 ^*Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School at Araraquara –Unesp, Araraquara-SP, Brazil. Address correspondence to Guilherme dos Santos Trento, Dental School at Araraquara – Unesp – Brazil, 1680th Humaitá Street, Araraquara, São Paulo, ZIP: 14801-903, Brazil. E-mail address: guilhermetrento@yahoo.com.br.