Open AccessPrimary xanthofibroma in the calcaneus: a case report
Author(s) -
Ahmet Kapukaya
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2589-1294
pISSN - 1017-995X
DOI - 10.3944/aott.2011.2179
Subject(s) - medicine , xanthoma , calcaneus , curettage , lesion , histiocyte , soft tissue , pathology , surgery
Xanthoma or xanthofibroma is a lesion, characterized by foamy histiocytes (xanthoma cell) and is mostly seen in soft tissue. Xanthoma may also occur in in the skeletal system of patients with an abnormal lipid metabolism. We present a 22-year-old man with primary xanthofibroma in the calcaneus, who was treated by curettage and grafting of the lesion.
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