Xanthoma o se fa'aputuga o mea e maua ai le cholesterol samasama e mafai ona aliali mai i so'o se mea i totonu o le tino i tulaga fa'ama'i eseese. O fa'aaliga ia o le lipidosis lea e fa'aputu ai ga'o i sela foam tetele i totonu o le pa'u. E fesoʻotaʻi ma hyperlipidemias.
A xanthoma is a deposition of yellowish cholesterol-rich material that can appear anywhere in the body in various disease states. They are associated with hyperlipidemias, both primary and secondary types.
O le tulivae o le maʻi o loʻo faʻaalia le tele o manuʻa.
Xanthomas o ga'o ga'o i totonu o le tino. E ui e masani ona mama, e masani lava o se faʻailoga taua tele o maʻi faʻapitoa. E le o tagata uma e maualuga le cholesterol poʻo le lipid e maua le xanthomas, ae o le vaʻaia e mafai ona avea ma faʻailoga autu o nei tulaga gasegase. Xanthomas are localized lipid deposits within an organ system. Although innately benign, they are often an important visible sign of systemic diseases. Not all patients with hyperlipidemia or hypercholesterolemia develop xanthomas. However, the presence of xanthomatous lesions can serve as a unique and important clinical indicator of these metabolic states.
