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Sebaceous adenomas are benign adnexal tumors that have no malignant potential. They are of no clinical significance in isolation but may be indicators of internal malignancy when occurring as part of the Muir-Torre syndrome. Sebaceous adenomas grow as exophytic, yellowish papules and nodules. In most cases, these lesions are less than 1 cm in diameter (Rulon and Helwig. Cancer. 1974;33:82–102). While they may occur at any body site, they are most common on the face. They usually appear in middle age. Ulceration is not a common feature.
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Trapp, K. (2016). Muir-Torre Syndrome. In: Crowe, D., Morgan, M., Somach, S., Trapp, K. (eds) Deadly Dermatologic Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31566-9_10
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