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J Clin Diagn Res
; 7(5): 908-10, 2013 May.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23814740
RESUMO
An osseous metaplasia is a phenomenon which has been described in a wide variety of tissue types with respect to both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions. However, an osseous metaplasia is exceedingly rare in colonic polyps. We are herein representing a case of osseous metaplasia in a juvenile rectal polyp in a six year old boy, with review of the literature on the suggested mechanisms of its aetiology.