The basal cell nevus syndrome has associated with it odontogenic
cysts of the jaws, pitted depressions of the hands and feet (tiny
basal cells), and osseous anomalies of the skeleton. Care is given
by removal of the carcinomata on a regular basis and genetic
counseling, since this is an autosomal dominatly inherited
disorder.
Review Date: 08/02/2009
Reviewed By: Michael Lehrer, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of
Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by
VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA,
Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
