Sebaceous Carcinoma Arising from Nevus Sebaceus.
- Author:
Gu Chang LEE
1
;
Young Gi KIM
;
Tae Young YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine & Medical Research Institute, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea. tyyoon@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sebaceous carcinoma;
Nevus sebaceus
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Basal Cell;
Hamartoma;
Head;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Neck;
Nevus*;
Scalp
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2005;43(6):840-842
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nevus sebaceus is a hamartoma of both epithelial and non-epithelial components, which that undergoes age-related change. It commonly affects the head and neck, particularly the scalp. In 10-20% of nevus sebaceus cases, secondary benign or malignant neoplasms such as syringocystadenoma papilliferum, trichoblastoma or basal cell carcinoma occur between 40-80 years of age. In only rare instances does a sebaceous carcinoma develop within a nevus sebaceus. To our knowledge, only 3 cases of sebaceous carcinoma in nevus sebaceus have been reported in the Korean dermatologic literature. We present a case of a sebaceous carcinoma arising from nevus sebaceus in a 46-year-old Korean man.
