[Bone metaplasia in adenomatous intestinal polyp. Report of a case and review of the literature].
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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Servizio di Anatomia Patologica, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova, Azienda Ospedaliera, Reggio Emilia.
Sassatelli
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De Marco
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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*