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Multimodality imaging features of primary xanthoma of the calcaneus

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Secondary xanthomatous features are histologically observed in various bone lesions, but primary xanthoma of bone is rare. We present a primary xanthoma of the right calcaneus in a 51-year-old woman who had no aberrant lipid metabolism. Roentgenograms showed a small osteolytic lesion in the calcaneal triangle, partially surrounded by bone sclerosis. Computed tomographic scans of the calcaneus showed multiple osteolytic areas, with an irregular trabecular pattern in the surrounding sclerotic bone. T1-weighted magnetic resonance images showed a lesion with central low signal intensity, surrounded by a peripheral ring with high signal intensity. The entire lesion showed high signal intensity on T2-weighted images, partially surrounded by areas with low signal intensity, concordant with reactive bone sclerosis. Histologically, the lesion consisted of numerous lipid-laden histiocytes arranged in sheets, scattered multinucleated giant cells and lymphocytes, and granulation tissues. There was no evidence of pre-existing lesions. Total excision of the tumor was curative.

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    Tetsuji Yamamoto, Teruya Kawamoto, Takashi Marui, Toshihiro Akisue, Toshiaki Hitora, Keiko Nagira, Shinichi Yoshiya & Masahiro Kurosaka

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Yamamoto, T., Kawamoto, T., Marui, T. et al. Multimodality imaging features of primary xanthoma of the calcaneus. Skeletal Radiol 32, 367–370 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-003-0627-z

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