xanthoma
MONDO:0005236Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names xanthoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A non-neoplastic disorder characterized by a localized collection of histiocytes containing lipid. Xanthomas usually occur in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, but occasionally they may involve the deep soft tissues.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005236), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (1)
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: xanthoma
- Also called
- xanthoma (disease)