Sebaceous adenomais a type of adenoma, characterized by a slow-growing tumor usually presenting as a pink, flesh-coloured, or yellow papule or nodule.

[1]: 662 [2] Sebaceous adenomas, in isolation, are not significant; however, they may be associated with Muir-Torre syndrome, a genetic condition that predisposes individuals to cancer.

[3] It is also linked to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (Lynch syndrome).

[citation needed] It is not the same as "adenoma sebaceum" by F. Balzer and P.E.

[4] The term "adenoma sebaceum" is a misnomer for facial angiofibromas associated with tuberous sclerosis complex.