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	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Xanthoma
		Xanthoma is a skin condition in which fat builds up under the surface of the skin.
		Xanthomas are common, particularly among older adults and persons with high blood lipids.
		Xanthelasma palpebra is a common type of xanthoma that appears on the eyelids.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/001447.htm (391 words)

	Identifying Xanthoma on the Body
		Xanthoma: a yellow papule, nodules, or plaque in the skin due to lipid deposits; microscopically the lesions show light cells with foamy protoplasm (foam cells).
		Xanthomatosis: an accumulation of excess lipids in the body, and or fatty degeneration of the cornea due to disorder of lipid metabolism, marked by xanthomas.
		Xanthoma; fatty deposit under the skin, usually benign and painless.
	www.med-help.net /Xanthoma.html (163 words)

	AllRefer Health - Xanthelasma and Xanthoma (Skin Growths - Fatty)
		Xanthomas are common skin disorders, particularly among older adults and persons with elevated blood lipids (fat levels).
		Xanthomas are deposits of fatty materials under the surface of the skin ranging in size from very small to more than 3 inches in diameter.
		Xanthelasma palpebra is a common type of xanthoma that appears on the eyelids.
	health.allrefer.com /health/xanthelasma-and-xanthoma-info.html (353 words)

	Lifespan's A - Z Health Information Library - Xanthoma (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Xanthoma is a skin condition in which fat builds up under the surface of the skin.
		Xanthomas are common, particularly among older adults and persons with high blood lipids.
		Xanthelasma palpebra is a common type of xanthoma that appears on the eyelids.
	www.lifespan.org /adam/healthillustratedencyclopedia/1/001447.html (356 words)

	Xanthoma (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A xanthoma is an aggregation of lipid-laden histiocytes in the dermis or tendons.
		Xanthomas are often, but not always, a sign of hyperlipoproteinemia, such as occurs in the inherited conditions familial hypertriglyceridemia and familial hypercholesterolemia.
		Xanthomas typically have no complications of their own; however, as markers of systemic disease they may herald myocardial infarction at a young age or, in the case of elevated triglycerides, bouts of pancreatitis.
	www.somaintelligence.com /dermatology/xanthoma.htm (309 words)

	Normolipemic papular xanthoma with xanthelasma
		Xanthomas are a common presentation of disorders of lipid metabolism, usually associated with abnormalities of cholesterol metabolism.
		Xanthomas are lesions characterized by accumulation of lipid-laden macrophages.
		The xanthomas were composed of foamy histiocytes that were shown by immunoperoxidase staining to be of the monocyte/macrophage lineage.
	dermatology.cdlib.org /123/case_presentations/xanthoma/singla.html (1055 words)

	MyGP Irish Health Information Website (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Xanthoma: Yellowish firm nodules in the skin frequently indicating underlying disease, such as diabetes, disorder of fats (lipid disorder or hyperlipidemia), or other conditions.
		A xanthoma is a kind of harmless growth of tissue.
		A xanthoma is a circumscribed yellow swelling, a yellowish nodule.
	www.mygp.ie /DesktopModules/myGpHome/art.aspx?TabID=0&term=Xanthoma (96 words)

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