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Tendinous xanthomata with maximum expression on Achilles tendons are a characteristic feature of cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, a rare autosomal recessive lipid storage disease. Twenty patients are under review; three of them, at different stages of the disease, underwent computed tomographic (CT) examination. CT demonstrates with a high degree of accuracy the increased size of the tendon and its heterogeneous structure resulting from cholesterol and cholestanol crystal deposits.
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Hertzanu, Y., Berginer, J. & Berginer, V.M. Computed tomography of tendinous xanthomata in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. Skeletal Radiol. 20, 99–102 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00193819
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