title: Torre's syndrome: report of two cases and review of the literature.
abstract: Two patients with multiple sebaceous adenomas associated with visceral carcinoma (Torre's syndrome) are described, and reported cases in the literature are summarized. Certain aspects of Torre's syndrome are emphasized: that the presence of multiple sebaceous adenomas is a cutaneous marker for visceral carcinomas, that the associated carcinomas are of comparatively low-grade malignancy, and that it is a genetic condition probably related to the Cancer Family syndrome. In addition, three morphologic patterns of the sebaceous adenoma are described: solid, cystic, and "keratoacanthoma-like"; then, the potential pitfalls in the histopathologic interpretation of this tumor are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000235:genetics*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000235:genetics*; D010375:Pedigree; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D013577:Syndrome; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics