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A sebaceous tumor in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Stefan Frantz1, A Greiner, C Schoen
1Medizinische Universitaetsklinik, Universitaet Wuerzburg, Josef-Schneider-Str. 2, D-97080 Wuerzburg, Germany. s.frantz@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
European Journal of Medical Research
|April 16, 2002
Abstract:
The prevalence of cutaneous malignancies is higher in immunosuppressed patients. Here, we describe a case with a rapid growing and unusually large sebaceous tumor in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Sebaceous adenomas are commonly rare, benign tumors of sebaceous glands. An association of AIDS and a solitary, large sebaceous adenoma has not been described yet. This emphasizes the role of an intact immune system in the suppression of benign and malignant tumors. tubular adenoma; tumor; AIDS