Gorlin's syndromenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɡɔː.lɪnz ˌsɪn.drəʊm/us/ˈɡɔr.lɪnz ˌsɪn.droʊm/also Gorlin syndrome specializeda rare inherited disorder that often makes a person get skin cancer on the face, chest and back and cysts (= small growths filled with liquid) on the jaw:
People with Gorlin's syndrome usually have abnormally large heads and other abnormalities of the spine, ribs, or skull.
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- malignancy
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- nephron-sparing surgery
- oncogene
- sarcoma
- tumour
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