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Muir-Torre Syndrome is characterized by the association of sebaceous gland neoplasms and multiple visceral neoplasms. There are several types of visceral neoplasms that can be associated with the syndrome, especially adenocarcinomas of the colon, stomach, duodenum, breast, laryngeal, bladder tumors, hematologic neoplasms, retroperitoneum sarcomas, among others. The general objective of the work is to study aspects of Muir- Torre Syndrome. Therefore, a literature review was carried out, seeking authors who spoke about the proposed theme. The objective is also to report the case of a patient at the Hospital Escola de Valença (HEV), located in the city of Valença - RJ, who presented a year ago in a cyst back filled with bloody purulent secretion, who upon receiving the biopsy result, after exeresis of the cyst, with diagnosis of sebaceous carcinoma, was referred to Hospital Hinja, located in the city of Volta Redonda -- RJ. The patient has a history of malignant neoplasms in firstdegree relatives. The mother died of uterine cancer, the sister died of bowel cancer and the maternal grandmother of bowel cancer. The discussion is based on the correlation between sebaceous carcinoma and Muir-Torre Syndrome, as according to literature data, the factors that predispose the appearance of sebaceous carcinoma are unknown, however, some cases are associated with Muir-Torre Syndrome. The study verifies that the presence of multiple sebaceous gland tumors is the most constant dermatological manifestation that most characterizes Muir-Torre Syndrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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