title: [Papular xanthoma of the eyelids].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Xanthomatous tumors are common tumors of the eyelid. We report the rare case of a patient with a papular xanthoma of the eyelid.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 87-year old patient suffered from multiple xanthomatous lesion in the face and the trunk. The tumors were painless and elastic. A biopsy of the largest tumor was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The histologic examination revealed multiple histiocytes and giant cells of the Touton type. Immunohistochemistry showed a positive stain for CD68.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The clinical, histologic and immunohistochemical findings are typical for a papular xanthoma and help to differentiate from other xanthomatous lesions such as xanthelasma, xanthoma disseminatum, necrobiotic xanthogranuloma and fibrous histiocytoma.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik der Julius-Maximilians Universität, Würzburg.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pfennigsdorf
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Lieb
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005143:Eyelids / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology