Sebaceous gland carcinoma …rare and aggressive, but can be treated successfully.

What is sebaceous gland carcinoma?

Sebaceous glands are a part of the outer layer of the skin and they produce our natural skin oils.

Sebaceous cells may develop abnormal growths or tumors on the surface of the skin. These abnormal growths may be benign or they may be malignant.

Malignant sebaceous gland carcinoma can be found anywhere on the body, however it most commonly occurs around the eyes, especially the eyelids.

The eyelids are rich with the oil producing sebaceous glands.

There have been very few cases of sebaceous cell carcinoma reported at other regions of the body. In fact, about 3 out of 4 cases are around the eye.

As you continue, you will see some pictures or photos of sebaceous gland carcinoma.

What are the risks and causes of malignant sebaceous gland carcinoma?

My opinion is that most all disease stems from a breakdown in our immune system. Many times this can be prevented and sometimes reversed by a Healthy Diet and Lifestyle.

Let me make it clear that this is my opinion.

• Non cancerous lumps of these sebaceous glands

• Previous exposure to radiation treatment or possibly (but less likely) repeated X-Rays

• Muir Torre` syndrome which is genetic.

The diagnostic criteria for Muir Torre syndrome are at least one sebaceous gland tumor and at least one internal malignancy.

Every patient should be evaluated for the presence of any internal tumors.

Only a few cases of sebaceous carcinoma are associated with Muir Torre syndrome, nevertheless, this evaluation is a good precaution.

Treatment

Sebaceous gland carcinoma is often treated with surgery.

A study on 18 patients with sebaceous carcinoma around the eye who were treated with the Mohs Surgery Technique showed that after a period of 37 months only two of these patients had lesions recur.

This is a significant improvement over conventional surgery which has a recurrence rate of 32%.

Mohs Surgery may be the treatment of choice.

Radiation therapy is also traditionally used to lessen the severity but not cure.

You can always use alternative medicine as a complement to conventional medicine and you may even find it able to reverse your condition.

No matter what point you are starting out from, you can never go wrong by strengthening your health in every aspect.

If I had this rare type of skin cancer now, at this point of my life,knowing what I do, I would probably go straight for Mohs surgery and continue to live a very Healthy Lifestyle to prevent any recurrence of the sebaceous gland cancer and/or other disease.

The choice is always yours.

Remember, I am not a health professional of any kind. I am a 20 year survivor of stage 3 squamous cell carcinoma, telling you from my own experiences and information I continue to learn. Read My Story

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