Osseous metaplasia in benign colorectal polyps.
Arch Pathol Lab Med
; 118(1): 64-5, 1994 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-8285834
ABSTRACT
We report two unique cases of metaplastic ossification occurring within a tubulovillous adenoma and a juvenile polyp. In both lesions, well-formed bony spicules were present that were adjacent to living epithelial cells. The metaplastic bone revealed vimentin positivity and cytokeratin negativity. The pathogenesis of osseous metaplasia in colorectal tumors remains unclear, but the process seems to have no clinical significance.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Retais
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Pólipos do Colo
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Pólipos Intestinais
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Ossificação Heterotópica
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Adenoma Viloso
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Neoplasias Intestinais
Limite:
Aged
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Article