title: [Bone metaplasia in adenomatous intestinal polyp. Report of a case and review of the literature].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Azienda Ospedaliera, Reggio Emilia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavazza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sassatelli
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Marco
mesh_terms: D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*