The Muir-Torre syndrome: a disease of sebaceous and colonic neoplasms

Dermatologica. 1989;178(1):23-8. doi: 10.1159/000248381.

Abstract

The Muir-Torre syndrome of sebaceous neoplasms of the skin, with or without keratoacanthomas, and multiple low-grade visceral malignancies with prolonged survival is a rare disorder. Colonic polyps are frequently present, and the syndrome appears to be familial. We report 2 unrelated patients with the Muir-Torre syndrome. Each case exhibited sebaceous adenomas. Gastrointestinal findings included colonic adenocarcinomas and a tubulovillous adenoma. Although an unusual disease, the Muir-Torre syndrome requires recognition because these patients are at risk for multiple primary malignancies and may have family members also at risk.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / genetics*
  • Adenoma / genetics*
  • Adenoma / pathology
  • Adult
  • Chromosome Aberrations / genetics
  • Chromosome Disorders
  • Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis / genetics*
  • Facial Neoplasms / genetics
  • Genes, Dominant
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / genetics*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Sebaceous Glands / pathology
  • Syndrome