title: Computed tomography of tendinous xanthomata in cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hertzanu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berginer
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Berginer
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000235:genetics