Moretó M, Ojembarrena E, Zaballa M, Tánago J G, Ibáñez S, Setién F
Endoscopy. 1985 Nov;17(6):210-1. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-1013005.
To investigate the significance of gastric xanthelasma, a retrospective review of 109 cases with an endoscopic diagnosis of this lesion was undertaken. A predominance in older patients was noted, with a similar distribution in antrum and fornix. In 15 cases (16.6%) they were multiple. They were occasionally associated with gastric erosions. In particular they were associated with chronic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia (48.9%). It is therefore concluded that gastric xanthelasma is not a rare lesion and that it is frequently associated with senile degenerative changes in the gastric mucosa.
