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XANTHOMA [3 records]

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Record 1 2006-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • The Skin
DEF

A papule, nodule, or plaque of a yellow color in the skin, due to deposits of lipids. Microscopically the lesions show light cells with foamy protoplasm(foam cells, or xanthoma cells).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Infiltrat dermique constitué de cellules dont le cytoplasme spumeux est chargé de lipides, et caractérisé par des placards (xanthomes plans) ou des nodules (xanthomes tubéreux) de couleur jaunâtre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Cytology
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

Xanthoma containing fibromatous elements.

OBS

Xanthoma : A fatty skin tumor appearing as a yellow module or plaque and composed of lipid-laden histiocytes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Cytologie
  • Épiderme et derme

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Skin
CONT

The balloon cell melanoma is deceptively benign-appearing, consisting of a mass of clear foam cells with little atypia and rare mitotic figures. The presence of a transition zone of spindle or epitheloid tumor cells can clarify the diagnosis. In the absence of a transition zone, balloon cell melanoma may be difficult to distinguish from a balloon cell nevus, xanthoma, granular cell tumor, hypernephroma, or liposarcoma.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil cutané

Spanish

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