title: Heterotopic bone formation in upper midline abdominal incisions.
abstract: Five cases of heterotopic bone formation in upper abdominal incisions within one year are presented. The patients were male, with a mean age of 52 years. The bone formation was diagnosed by palpation and X-ray and in 3 cases verified by operation and histology. The condition is said to be very rare.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms