GASTRIC XANTHELASMA IN A PATIENT AFTER PARTIAL GASTRECTOMY

Gastric xanthelasma is a benign condition that must be differentiated from early carcinoma. The first descriptions of this condition appeare d in the literature >100 yr ago but, to date, no adequate photographs of the gross endoscopic appearance have been published. With the hope of increasing awareness of this condition, we report a case of gastric xanthelasma in a patient with previous partial gastrectomy and review the existing literature. We also present photographs with the typical endoscopic characteristics of the lesion. (Am J Gastroenterol 1998;93 :1588-1589, (C) 1998 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology).