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British Journal of Radiology (2005) 78, 153-157
© 2005 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/27500851
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Case report

Xanthoma disseminatum: a case report and literature review

A S Alexander, MD 1 R Turner, MDCM, FRCP(C) 2 L Uniate, MD, FRCS(C) 3 and R G Pearcy, MBBS, FRCP(C) 1

1 Department of Oncology, Division of Radiaion Oncology and 2 Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, University of Alberta, 11560 Univerisity Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z1 and 3 Department of Ophthamology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

This case report describes the neuro-opthalmologic and respiratory manifestations of xanthoma disseminatum, a rare histiocytosis syndrome characterized by disseminated lesions in a young male adult. Multimodality management of this disease, including the role of local radiotherapy, is discussed accompanied by a review of the literature.






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