title: True trilineage haematopoiesis in excised heterotopic ossification from a laparotomy scar: report of a case and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of true trilineage haematopoiesis in an excised area of heterotopic ossification from an upper mid-line laparotomy scar. Heterotopic ossification is a rare complication of abdominal surgery and usually occurs when upper mid-line incisions are utilised. Whereas cases of heterotopic ossification in abdominal incisions are not exceedingly rare, true trilineage haematopoiesis in such an area of heterotopic ossification, to our knowledge, has only been previously reported once in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University College Hospital, UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. theodoroschristofi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Christofi
authors.forename: Dimitri A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Raptis
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kallis
authors.forename: Faisal
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ambasakoor
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D006410:Hematopoiesis / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology