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Verruciform xanthoma is an uncommon lesion with a predilection ____________________ the oral mucosa of middle - aged
persons or ____________________ the scrotum of middle ? aged - to - elderly Japanese men . The most common ____________________ for
verruciform xanthoma is the oral mucosa . Extraoral verruciform xanthoma is extremely ____________________ ; it
has been reported on the anogenital skin such ____________________ the vulva , scrotum , penis , and extremities .
Lesions on the perineum or on ____________________ skin often have some ____________________ factor , such as lymphedema
or an epidermal nevus . ____________________ xanthoma can also occur in association with CHILD
( congenital hemidysplasia with ichthyosiform erythroderma and limb defects ) syndrome .
Most commonly , the lesion has a verruciform appearance , ____________________ it may appear polypoid , papillomatous ,
or sessile . Rarely , verruciform xanthomas ____________________ been found to occur in cysts . The primary
distinguishing feature ____________________ verruciform xanthoma is the presence of large ____________________ of lipid - laden foamy
histiocytes in , and essentially limited to , the connective - tissue papillae in the lesion .