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Case Reports
. 2013 Oct 19;5(3):301-3.
doi: 10.1159/000356146. eCollection 2013.

Incidental finding of lamellar calcification of the falx cerebri leading to the diagnosis of gorlin-goltz syndrome

I Saulite  1 , B Voykov  2 , T Mehra  3 , W Hoetzenecker  4 , E Guenova  5
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Incidental finding of lamellar calcification of the falx cerebri leading to the diagnosis of gorlin-goltz syndrome

I Saulite et al. Case Rep Dermatol. .

Abstract

Here, we report the case of an incidental finding of lamellar calcification of the falx cerebri in a routine computed tomography scan of the head after an accidental trauma. This lamellar calcification led to the diagnosis of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome (GGS) in the patient and her daughter. Lamellar calcification of the falx cerebri is a pathognomonic feature of GGS. Our case report highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary diagnostic approach to GGS.

Keywords: Calcification; Falx cerebri; Gorlin-Goltz syndrome; Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.

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Calcification of the falx cerebri. Brain computed tomography scan showing lamellar calcifications of the falx cerebri (white arrow). a Axial view. b Sagittal view.
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