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| Year : 2008 |
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Verruciform xanthoma: Report of two cases and review on pathogenesis
Kunal Sah, Alka D Kale, Seema Hallikerimath
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE University, Belgaum - 590 010, India
Correspondence Address:
Kunal Sah
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE University, Belgaum - 590 010, Karnataka
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.42198
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Verruciform xanthoma [VX] is an uncommon benign mucocutaneous lesion of unknown etiology. This rare, harmless lesion usually presents as sessile or pedunculated, pale yellowish-to-red, papillary, granular or verrucous mucosal growth. Histologically VX is characterized by the presence of parakeratinzed epithelium showing papillary or verrucous growth with thin rete ridges and connective tissue papillae extending up to the surface. The papillae characteristically consist of foam cells, also called xanthoma cells. We report two cases of verruciform xanthoma and discuss their clinical and histopathological findings. |
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