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}}A xanthoma (or xanthomata or xanthomatosis) (from Greek xanthos, ??????, "yellow") is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol-rich material in tendons and other body parts in various disease states:
Tendon xanthomas (associated with familial hypercholesterolemia, cerebrotendineous xanthomatosis and phytosterolemia)
Palmar xanthomas
Eruptive xanthomas
Tubo-eruptive xanthoma
Xanthoma tuberosum
See also
xanthelasma
pseudoxanthoma elasticum
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