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Gorlin syndrome
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An asymptomatic 56-year-old woman with a history of multiple basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) and odontogenic keratocysts was referred to the metabolic clinic for assessment of bone density. On examination, there were no plantar or palmar pits, facial abnormalities or macrocephaly and the family history was also unremarkable. Osteoporosis was excluded, but plain films showed multiple cysts throughout the long bones (figure 1) and subsequent abdominal CT revealed multiple large mesenteric cysts (figure 2). Multiplex ligation-dependent …