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Xanthoma

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The xanthoma is a localized reactive proliferation of lipid-loaded histiocytes.

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  1. University of Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

  2. Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

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Campanacci, M. (1999). Xanthoma. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3846-5_94

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