Primary xanthofibroma in the calcaneus: A case report

Kapukaya A., Arslan H., Özkul E., Mizrak B.

Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol.45, no.3, pp.203-207, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.3944/aott.2011.2179
  • Journal Name: Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.203-207
  • Keywords: Calcaneus, Xanthofibroma, Xanthoma
  • Uşak University Affiliated: No

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.