Brain tumours and the occurrence of severe invasive basal cell carcinoma in first degree relatives with Gorlin syndrome.
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CRC Department of Cancer Genetics, Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Manchester, UK.Issue Date
1991
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We describe the occurrence of a medulloblastoma and an astrocytoma in successive generations of a family with the Gorlin syndrome. The appearance of thousands of invasive basal cell carcinomata after craniospinal irradiation led to the death of one patient from intracranial involvement.Citation
Brain tumours and the occurrence of severe invasive basal cell carcinoma in first degree relatives with Gorlin syndrome. 1991, 5 (6):643-6 Br J NeurosurgJournal
British Journal of NeurosurgeryDOI
10.3109/02688699109002890PubMed ID
1772613Type
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0268-8697ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3109/02688699109002890
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