[Bone metaplasia in adenomatous intestinal polyp. Report of a case and review of the literature]
[Article in Italian]
Cavazza A, Sassatelli R, De Marco L.
Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Azienda Ospedaliera, Reggio Emilia.
We report a case of metaplastic ossification occurring within a tubulovillous adenoma of the large bowel. To our knowledge, only two cases of this process have been previously described. The pathogenesis is unclear, but the phenomenon seems to be a morphologic curiosity with no clinical significance.
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PMID: 9206779 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]