Abstract
A case report ist given on a 54-year-old patient with the so called lipid island (xanthelasma) in the duodenal mucosa. Xanthelasmas are very rarely located in the duodenal mucosa. The diagnosis and differential diagnosis of this entity are reported. The relevance of histochemistry and immunohistochemistry for differentiation of signet ring carcinoma cells in the mucosa is discussed.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Biopsy
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Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / diagnosis
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Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / pathology
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Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / surgery
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Duodenal Diseases / diagnosis*
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Duodenal Diseases / pathology
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Duodenal Diseases / surgery
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Gastrectomy
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Gastric Mucosa / pathology
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Humans
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Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
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Lipidoses / diagnosis*
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Lipidoses / pathology
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Lipidoses / surgery
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Pyloric Antrum / pathology
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Pyloric Antrum / surgery
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Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
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Stomach Neoplasms / surgery