Traditional serrated adenoma of the sigmoid colon with osseous metaplasia: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Osseous metaplasia in the gastrointestinal tract is a rare phenomenon.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present the case of a 62-year-old Hispanic man with two colonic polypoid lesions, one of which, upon...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/133 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Osseous metaplasia in the gastrointestinal tract is a rare phenomenon.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We present the case of a 62-year-old Hispanic man with two colonic polypoid lesions, one of which, upon resection and histopathological examination, was found to be a traditional serrated adenoma with a focus of stromal osseous metaplasia.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>Our patient’s case is the third report of stromal osseous metaplasia in a traditional serrated adenoma of the sigmoid colon.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1752-1947 |