title: Primary xanthofibroma in the calcaneus: a case report.
abstract: Xanthoma or xanthofibroma is a lesion, characterized by foamy histiocytes (xanthoma cell) and is mostly seen in soft tissue. Xanthoma may also occur in in the skeletal system of patients with an abnormal lipid metabolism. We present a 22-year-old man with primary xanthofibroma in the calcaneus, who was treated by curettage and grafting of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapukaya
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Özkul
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mizrak
mesh_terms: D018771:Arthralgia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002111:Calcaneus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult