Calcified tissue of fetal origin in utero.
Hysteroscopic examination in a woman with secondary infertility revealed calcified tissue in the uterine cavity. Histopathological examination demonstrated mature bone. Genetic analysis supports its fetal origin.
Tulandi
Togas
T
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McGill University and the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. togas.tulandi@mcgill.ca
Al-Sunaidi
Mohammed
M
Arseneau
Jocelyne
J
Tonin
Patricia N
PN
Arcand
Suzanna L
SL
D000027:Abortion, Incomplete; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000196:embryology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D015907:Hysteroscopy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D004247:DNA