433 noma. Also in the current case, the patient presented with benign and malignant tumors arising from the sebaceous gland at a younger age. This led to an impression of Muir-Torre syndrome followed by various clinical and laboratory examinations. However, there were no other internal malignancies. In patients with Muir-Torre syndrome, however, the sebaceous gland tumor might occur prior to or...

Adnexal tumors (ATs) are primary skin tumors with benign or rarely, malignant behavior. They have been classified based on differentiation towards hair follicle, sebaceous, apocrine or eccrine gland. Few large-scale studies have focused on ATs. To determine the prevalence of ATs and to assess clinical and histopathological trend of ATs. A retrospective descriptive study of all ATs diagnosed in ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify prognostic factors predicting outcomes in sebaceous gland carcinomas. METHODS We conducted a retrospective medical chart review of patients with sebaceous carcinomas of periorbital (n = 33) and extraorbital sites (n = 13). RESULTS Patients with periorbital tumors had higher recurrence rates than did patients with extraorbital tumors (64% ...

INTRODUCTION Sebaceous gland tumours are rare and their presence should be considered as a marker for Muir-Torre Syndrome, alerting to search for an occult malignancy. CASE PRESENTATION A 43-year-old Caucasian female patient underwent excision of a sebaceous cyst. Histopathology confirmed a sebaceous carcinoma. Further investigations revealed multiple intra-abdominal malignancies. She has bee...