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Senile Sebaceous Hyperplasia

MedGen UID:
277639
•Concept ID:
C1335943
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A hyperplasia of the sebaceous glands. It is usually seen as small yellow papules in the face of middle aged-older population. [from NCI]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSenile Sebaceous Hyperplasia

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Etiology

"Giant" senile sebaceous hyperplasia.
Kato N, Yasuoka A
J Dermatol 1992 Apr;19(4):238-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1992.tb03215.x. PMID: 1607487

Diagnosis

Verruciform xanthoma: report of three patients with comparative dermoscopic study.
Ohnishi T, Shiraishi H, Fukaya S, Tanaka T, Watanabe S
Clin Exp Dermatol 2015 Mar;40(2):156-9. Epub 2014 Dec 5 doi: 10.1111/ced.12503. PMID: 25476138
"Giant" senile sebaceous hyperplasia.
Kato N, Yasuoka A
J Dermatol 1992 Apr;19(4):238-41. doi: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1992.tb03215.x. PMID: 1607487

Clinical prediction guides

Verruciform xanthoma: report of three patients with comparative dermoscopic study.
Ohnishi T, Shiraishi H, Fukaya S, Tanaka T, Watanabe S
Clin Exp Dermatol 2015 Mar;40(2):156-9. Epub 2014 Dec 5 doi: 10.1111/ced.12503. PMID: 25476138

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