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. 2020 Sep 9;24(2):315–321. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_358_19

Table 2.

Diagnostic criteria for nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome based on the consensus statement from the first international colloquium on nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome[7]

Diagnostic criteria for NBCCS
Major criteria
BCC before 20 years old or excessive numbers of
 BCC out of proportion to prior sun exposure and skin type
 OKCs of the jaw before 20 years of age
 Palmar or plantar pitting
 Lamellar calcification of the falx cerebri
 MED
 First-degree relative with NBCCS
Minor criteria
 Rib anomalies
 Skeletal malformations and radiologic changes (i.e., vertebral anomalies, kyphoscoliosis, short fourth metacarpals, and postaxial polydactyly)
 Macrocephaly
 Cleft lip/palate
 Ovarian/cardiac fibroma
 Lymphomesentric cysts
 Ocular abnormalities (i.e., strabismus, hypertelorism, congenital cataracts, glaucoma, and coloboma)

BCC: Basal-cell carcinoma, OKC: Odontogenic keratocysts, NBCCS: Nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome, MED: Medulloblastoma