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sebaceous adenoma
Etiology:
- occurs in Muir-Torre syndrome
- associated with tuberous sclerosis
Clinical manifestations:
- patients with tuberous sclerosis have numerous pink or skin-colored papules clustered around the nose & chin
- patients without tuberous sclerosis may have 1 or several fibrous papules on the nose & central face
Differential diagnosis:
- sebaceous hyperplasia
- acnes
General
adenoma
sebaceous gland neoplasm
References
- Elder et al eds. Lever's Histopathology of the Skin.
Lippincott-Raven, 8th ed.
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015