[Systematic sebaceous nevus with multiple secondary tumors as the chief symptom of Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims syndrome]

Hautarzt. 2001 Apr;52(4):339-43. doi: 10.1007/s001050051319.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A women presented with a systematized sebaceous nevus of the head and neck. She had developed multiple basal cell carcinomas and sebaceomas in the nevus over the past 3 years after a period of about 55 years without any changes. Detailed medical history and physical examination revealed a constellation of findings suggesting a syndrome. Besides ptosis and a congenital, vascular corneal clouding at the right, there was hypoplasia of the right maxillary sinus, a right labyrinthine deafness and recurrent inguinal herniae on the right. The Schimmelpenning-Feuerstein-Mims-Syndrome was diagnosed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Sweat Gland / genetics*
  • Adenoma, Sweat Gland / pathology
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / genetics*
  • Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / diagnosis*
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / genetics*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology
  • Scalp* / pathology
  • Skin / pathology
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases, Genetic / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology
  • Syndrome