Nooshin Brinster

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history The term sebaceoma was introduced in 1984 by Troy and Ackerman to describe a benign adnexal tumor differentiating toward sebocytes, distinct from sebaceous hyperplasia, sebaceous adenoma, basal cell carcinoma with sebaceous differentiation and sebaceous carcinoma. Sebaceoma was meant to redefine…

Are You Confident of the Diagnosis? What you should be alert for in the history The diagnosis of sebaceous adenoma is predominantly based on the characteristic pathologic features. Sebaceous adenoma is a rare, benign tumor of sebaceous glands. Approximately 70% of lesions develop on the head and face, with the nose and cheek most commonly…