Sebaceous adenoma explained
Sebaceous adenomais a type of adenoma, characterized by a slow-growing tumor usually presenting as a pink, flesh-coloured, or yellow papule or nodule.[1] [2]
Significance
Sebaceous adenomas, in isolation, are not significant; however, they may be associated with Muir-Torre syndrome, a genetic condition that predisposes individuals to cancer. It is also linked to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome).
It is not the same as "adenoma sebaceum" by F. Balzer and P.E. Ménétrier (1885).[3] The term "adenoma sebaceum" is a misnomer for facial angiofibromas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.[4]
See also
References
Sources
- Balzer F. . Ménétrier P. . 1885 . Étude sur un cas d'adénomes sébacés de la face et du cuir . Archives de Physiologie normale et pathologique . Paris . 6 . 3 . 564–676 . Balzer et al. 1885.
- Book: James, William D. . Berger, Timothy G. . Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology . Saunders Elsevier . 2006 . 0-7216-2921-0 . James et al. 2006. etal.
- Morgan . J.E. . Wolfort F. . The Early History of Tuberous Sclerosis . Arch Dermatol . 1979 . 115 . 11 . 1317–1319 . 10.1001/archderm.1979.04010110023018 . 389165 . Morgan et al. 1979.
- Book: Rapini, Ronald P. . Bolognia, Jean L. . Jorizzo, Joseph L. . Dermatology: 2-Volume Set . Mosby . St. Louis . 2007 . 1702, 1703 . 978-1-4160-2999-1 . Rapini et al. 2007.
- Book: Sami . David . Vivian . Antony . Taylor . David . Saunders . Down . 1993 . 36. The Phakomatoses . Duane . Thomas . Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology . 5 . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins . 1993 . 039757245X . Sami et al. 1993.
- Web site: Treatment of tuberous sclerosis complex dermatological lesions. 11 December 2008. Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, Derm Outreach Packet, p.7 . tsalliance.org. 2015-03-08. Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance .
Notes and References
- [#James et al. 2006|James et al. 2006]
- [#Rapini et al. 2007|Rapini et al. 2007]
- [#Balzer et al. 1885|Balzer et al. 1885]
- [#Morgan et al. 1979|Morgan et al. 1979]
