[Sebaceous gland tumor with a rare gene mutation within a tumor syndrome: Muir-Torre syndrome]

Abstract

Muir-Torre syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant subtype of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma and is characterized by the simultaneous occurrence of sebaceous gland neoplasms with visceral and urogenital malignancies. This article describes the case of a 72-year-old patient who was referred to our clinic for removal of an upper eyelid tumor, showing the course from the clinical findings to the rare diagnosis of Muir-Torre syndrome.