title: Rectal adenocarcinoma with osseous metaplasia.
abstract: A rare case of osseous metaplasia in a moderately differentiated rectal adenocarcinoma in a 79-year-old man is reported. A possible pathogenesis of this phenomenon is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Prof. Feliks Skubiszewski Medical University, Lublin. jszumilo@wp.pl
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szumiło
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chrościcki
authors.forename: Jarosław
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Swatek
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Korobowicz
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome