Primary Xanthoma of Ulnar
Bone in a Normolipemic Patient
Published: November 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/30988.10802
Prachi Nayak, Nidhi Shukla, Raj Narain Srivastava, Premala Anthony Singh, Kapil Kulshreshta
1. Consultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Anoop Labs Pvt Ltd, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
2. Consultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Anoop Labs Pvt Ltd, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
3. Consultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Anoop Labs Pvt Ltd, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
4. Consultant Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Anoop Labs Pvt Ltd, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
5. Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yashlok Hospital and Research Centre, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Prachi Nayak,
55-B, Lowther Road, Near Medical College, Allahabad-211001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
E-mail: dr.prachinayak87@gmail.com
Xanthoma of bone is an exceedingly rare primary bone lesion. It is generally known that bone xanthomas are associated with hyperlipidemia. Non-hyperlipidemic xanthomas are very rare. Radiologically it presents as well-defined osteolytic lesion thus mimicking benign bone tumours. Definitive diagnosis is based mainly on histopathology. Histologically, presence of sheets of foamy macrophages with multinucleated giant cells and cholesterol clefts at places confirms the diagnosis of xanthoma. Surgical curettage followed by bone grafting is curative. We report a case of skeletal xanthoma in ulnar bone of a non-hyperlipidemic patient.
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