title: Sebaceous gland adenoma of the palpebral conjunctiva in a patient with Muir-Torre-syndrome: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Muir-Torre syndrome (MTS) is a hereditary genodermatosis associated with internal malignancies.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the histological case of an atypical sebaceous gland adenoma of the palpebral conjunctiva in a 42-year-old female patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The combination of this adenoma with atypical adenomatous hyperplasia of the endometrium and a strong family history of gastrointestinal and urogenital cancers led to the diagnosis of MTS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We present a case where the diagnosis of an atypical solitary sebaceous gland adenoma of the palpebral conjunctiva combined with a conspicuous personal and family history led to the diagnosis of MTS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meier-Gibbons
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Messmer
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D009386:Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary / Q000473:pathology*; D012626:Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics