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Duodenal Xanthelasm


High resolution image: A small duodenal xanthelasm

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"Lipid Island"
Small white areas, sometimes called lipid islands, are small xanthelasmas.

Xanthelasma in the Duodenum
This is a quite usual and innocent finding, a white area in the descending duodenum, a few millimeters in diameter, a xantelasma without any clinical significans.
 
Xanthelasma in the Duodenum
Another innocent xanthelasma in the descending duodenum.

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Xanthelasma in the Duodenum
These small xanthelasmas, here in the lower part of the pictures, are so typical and innocent, that they do no usually need to be biopsied.

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High resolution image: A small duodenal xanthelasm

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