Question

Difference between gastric xanthoma and xanthelasma

Answer 1

These findings are consistent with gastric xanthelasma or xanthoma. Xanthelasma is a yellowish deposit of cholesterol underneath the skin, usually on or around the eyelids. ... Previous partial gastric resection is associated with an increased incidence of gastric xanthelasma, xanthoma, and xanthomatosis.

Answer 2

Grossly, it is a well-marked yellow-white plaque created in the lamina propria by microscopic clusters of foamy macrophages. Xanthelasma is rarely correlated with gastric hyperplastic polyps; gastric xanthomas are rare benign lesions that appear to be associated with inflammation of the gastric mucosa.