Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1951;33:451-458.
© 1951 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
XANTHOMATOUS JOINT TUMORS
W. L. MINEAR M.D.1
1 Campbell Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee
Joint xanthoma is suggested by the presence of a chronic mono-articular lesion (often a palpable tumor) of the knee or ankle. Aspiration produces sterile serosanguineous exudate, sometimes laden with cholesterol. The roentgenograms show a non-calcified soft-tumor mass in advanced cases, associated with pressure erosion of the bone.