A probable secondary infertility due to osseous metaplasia of the endometrium.
OBJECTIVE
Osseous metaplasia is a rare pathological entity that affects the uterus and usually appears following abortion, chronic endometritis, metabolic disorders or following LEEP excision of the cervix.


METHODS
Herein, we present the occurrence of osseous metaplasia in a 27-year-old patient with a history of an abortion 2 years ago and suffering infertility.


CONCLUSIONS
We suggest that the infertility in this patient may be caused by calcification and ossification of fetal tissue retained in the uterus after abortion.
Akbulut
Metin
M
Department of Pathology, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Morfoloji Binasi, Kinikli, 20070 Denizli, Turkey. makbulut@pau.edu.tr
Ege
Ciğdem Berna
CB
Kelten
Esra Canan
EC
Soysal
Mehmet Emin
ME
D000027:Abortion, Incomplete / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D004717:Endometrium / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000150:complications; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000150:complications*