Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Oct 2015)

Syndrome in question

  • Catharina Maria Freire de Lucena Pousa,
  • Fernanda Guedes Lavorato,
  • Fernanda Valente Rehfeldt,
  • Danielle Mann,
  • Maria de Fátima Gonçalves Scotelaro Alves

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20153193
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 90, no. 5
pp. 759 – 761

Abstract

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AbstractMuir-Torre syndrome is a rare genodermatosis characterized by the occurrence of at least one sebaceous tumor associated with visceral neoplasia, but with no predisposing factors. The sebaceous neoplasm may appear before, during or after the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. As it is regarded as a subtype of nonpolyposis hereditary colorectal cancer, it is important to evaluate the patient's first-degree relatives. The clinical course of the neoplasm is usually more indolent and the syndrome has a good prognosis. We report the case of a patient who, after a ten-year diagnosis of colorectal cancer, presented with multiple sebaceous neoplasms.

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