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P O S T E R 8A CASE REPORT OF MUIR-TORRE SYNDROMESivakumar K, Selvan N, Ashok K, Yan Y WDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak, MalaysiaMuir – Torre syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition with variable penetration and ischaracterized by skin manifestation including benign and malignant sebaceous neoplasm,keratoacanthomas and internal manifestations (eg. colonic polyps and colonic malignancies). This casereport discusses about a patient who has had a history of right and left sided colonic malignancy andpolyps, and currently having sebaceous cyst over the nape of the neck which was reported as sebaceouscarcinoma. In Muir – Torre syndrome 40 % of patients with sebaceous carcinoma has a history ofcolorectal malignancy.38