Bilateral Tibial Xanthoma in a Normolipidemic Patient—Report of a Rare Case with Review of Literature

Xanthoma of bone is a rare benign bone disorder. It radiologically presents as a lytic lesion, often with cortical expansion or disruption, mimics primary bone tumors and metastatic lesions. Histopathological study gives the definitive diagnosis. Xanthoma of bilateral tibia in a normolipidemic patie...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of clinical medicine 2012-05, Vol.3 (3), p.234-237
Hauptverfasser: Kalyan Chakravarthi, Vallabhaneni, Aruna, E., Naveen Chandra Rao, Damera, Ranga Rao, Diddi
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Zusammenfassung:Xanthoma of bone is a rare benign bone disorder. It radiologically presents as a lytic lesion, often with cortical expansion or disruption, mimics primary bone tumors and metastatic lesions. Histopathological study gives the definitive diagnosis. Xanthoma of bilateral tibia in a normolipidemic patient is rare and not yet reported in literature. Here with we present one such rare case, with review of literature.
ISSN:2158-284X
2158-2882
DOI:10.4236/ijcm.2012.33047