Retrospective endoscopic analysis of gastric xanthelasma in the non-operated stomach.
To investigate the significance of gastric xanthelasma, a retrospective review of 109 cases with an endoscopic diagnosis of this lesion was undertaken. A predominance in older patients was noted, with a similar distribution in antrum and fornix. In 15 cases (16.6%) they were multiple. They were occasionally associated with gastric erosions. In particular they were associated with chronic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia (48.9%). It is therefore concluded that gastric xanthelasma is not a rare lesion and that it is frequently associated with senile degenerative changes in the gastric mucosa.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001706:Biopsy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004285:Dogs; D004724:Endoscopy; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology