Osseous Metaplasia in Rectal Polyp: A Case Report with Review of Probable Pathogenesis

Heterotopic bone formation is a rare event in gastrointestinal lesions, especially in the pediatric population. Osseous metaplasia is exceedingly rare in colonic polyps. We present a case of rectal juvenile polyp with stromal osseous metaplasia in a 10-year-old male child. This histologic finding is...

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Main Authors: Azar Naimi, Mehrdad Hosseinpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Advanced Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2018;volume=7;issue=1;spage=78;epage=78;aulast=Naimi