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verruciform xanthoma
Definitions related to verruciform xanthoma:
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A papillary or cauliflower-like growth characterized by the presence of foamy histiocytes within the elongated dermal papillae forms.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(cutaneous verruciform xanthoma) A rare, benign wart-like skin lesion of unknown etiology that is usually found in the genital or perianal area and consists of hyperkeratosis and aggregates of foam cell macrophages.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Verruciform xanthoma is an uncommon lesion that usually occurs on the oral mucosa of middle-aged persons or on the scrotum of middle-aged to elderly Japanese men. The most common site for verruciform xanthoma is the oral mucosa.WebMD, 2019
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