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K28
SKIN - Subcutaneous tissue - Xanthoma
Description
The specimen is part of a block of skin and subcutaneous tissue expanded by a circumscribed yellow nodule which represents the lesion.
History
This lump had been present for 5 years on the anterior shin. A lipid screen was normal.