title: Heterotopic bone formation in gastric carcinoma. Case report and discussion of the literature.
abstract: Osseous metaplasia is a rare finding in the gastrointestinal tract. We report the case of a 75-year-old woman with a gastric adenocarcinoma showing heterotopic ossification with bone marrow formation. The pathogenetic theories are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Str. Clinicilor 3-5, 3400 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Corneliu D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Olinici
authors.forename: Iacob
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Domşa
authors.forename: Anton
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drăghici
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Munteanu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*