title: Incidental finding of lamellar calcification of the falx cerebri leading to the diagnosis of gorlin-goltz syndrome.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Riga Stradiš University, Riga, Latvia, Germany.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Saulite
authors.affiliation: Centre for Ophthalmology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Voykov
authors.affiliation: Medical Controlling and Statistics, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hoetzenecker
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany ; Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Guenova
keywords: Calcification; Falx cerebri; Gorlin-Goltz syndrome; Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome