Journals / Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica / 2011 / Cilt: 45 - Sayı: 3
Primary xanthofibroma in the calcaneus: A case report
- Pages
- 203–207
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Abstract
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.
Özet
Ksantoma veya ksantofibroma, köpük histiositler(köpüksü histiosit, ksantoma hücresi)ile karakterize bir lezyon olup genellikle yumuşak dokularda görülür.İskelet sisteminde lokalize olan ksantoma ise çoğunlukla lipid metabolizması bozuk olan hastalarda görülür.Çlışmamızda kalkaneusunda primer ksantofibroma nedeniyle küretaj ve grefonaj ile tedavi edlilen 22 yaşında bir hasta bildiriyoruz.