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[[Image:Xanthomatous polyp - alt -- intermed mag.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Xanthomatous polyp. [[H&E stain]].]]
'''Xanthoma''' is a benign lesion due to the accumulation of lipid. It may be seen in association with hyperlipidemia.

It can be seen in numerous sites.

*[[Gastric xanthoma]].
*[[Colorectal xanthoma]].
*[[Urinary bladder xanthoma]].<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Hassouna | first1 = H. | last2 = Broome | first2 = JD. | last3 = Swalem | first3 = K. | last4 = Manikandan | first4 = R. | title = Xanthoma of the urinary bladder: a rare benign condition which may be mistaken for malignancy. | journal = BMJ Case Rep | volume = 2014 | issue =  | pages =  | month =  | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1136/bcr-2014-203836 | PMID = 24810457 }}</ref>
*Hepatic xanthoma.<ref name=pmid24088755>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Meng | first1 = FC. | last2 = Chao | first2 = TK. | last3 = Huang | first3 = HH. | title = Hepatic xanthoma associated with pasireotide administration: a first case report. | journal = Intern Med | volume = 52 | issue = 19 | pages = 2219-23 | month =  | year = 2013 | doi =  | PMID = 24088755 }}</ref>
*Esophageal xanthoma.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Becheanu | first1 = G. | last2 = Dumbrava | first2 = M. | last3 = Arbanas | first3 = T. | last4 = Diculescu | first4 = M. | last5 = Hoyeau-Idrissi | first5 = N. | last6 = Fléjou | first6 = JF. | title = Esophageal xanthoma--report of two new cases and review of the literature. | journal = J Gastrointestin Liver Dis | volume = 20 | issue = 4 | pages = 431-3 | month = Dec | year = 2011 | doi =  | PMID = 22187711 }}</ref>
*Others.

==See also==
*[[Cardiovascular pathology]].
*[[Xanthelasma]].
*[[Gallbladder cholesterolosis]].
*[[Cholesterol polyp of gallbladder]].

==References==
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