Premium
Xanthomatous Tumour of the Lung with Identification of Lipid Content
Author(s) -
Long Frank L.,
Nott D. B.,
MacArthur E. B.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1970.19.4.362
Subject(s) - xanthoma , cholesterol , lung , pathology , medicine , macrophage , biology , biochemistry , in vitro
Summary A case of benign xanthomatous tumour of the lung presenting with haemoptysis in a woman aged 49 years is described. Histochemical studies were carried out to determine the nature of the lipids present within the tumour and these were found to be cholesterol and cholesterol esters. The xanthoma cells were considered to be the result of macrophage response to haemorrhage.