Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Síndrome de Gorlin
Gorlin syndrome
A genetic condition that causes unusual facial features and disorders of the skin, bones, nervous system, eyes, and endocrine glands. People with this syndrome have a higher risk of basal cell carcinoma. Also called basal cell nevus syndrome and nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.