Sebaceous Neoplasms

Overview

Journal Diagnostics (Basel)

Specialty Radiology

Date 2023 May 27

PMID 37238164

Authors

Ilias Papadimitriou

Efstratios Vakirlis

Elena Sotiriou

Katerina Bakirtzi

Aimilios Lallas

Demetrios Ioannides

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Abstract

Sebaceous neoplasms describe a group of tumors with sebaceous differentiation commonly seen in lesions located primarily in the face and neck. The majority of these lesions are benign, while malignant neoplasms with sebaceous differentiation are uncommon. Sebaceous tumors present a strong association with the Muir-Torre Syndrome. Patients suspected with this syndrome should undergo neoplasm excision, followed by histopathologic and additional immunohistochemistry and genetics examinations. Clinical and dermoscopic features of the sebaceous neoplasms, as well as management procedures collected from the literature analysis regarding sebaceous carcinoma, sebaceoma/sebaceous adenoma, and sebaceous hyperplasia are described in the current review. A special note is made for describing the Muir-Torre Syndrome in patients presenting multiple sebaceous tumors.

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