Osseous Metaplasia in an Inflammatory Polyp of the Rectum: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Brian Odum, Alberto A. Diaz-Arias, Matthew L. Bechtold |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
medicine.medical_specialty Colon polyps Osseous metaplasia business.industry Inflammatory polyps Rectum Case Report medicine.disease musculoskeletal system Gastroenterology digestive system diseases stomatognathic diseases medicine.anatomical_structure stomatognathic system Internal medicine Medicine Surveillance colonoscopy business Rectal Polyp |
| Zdroj: | Gastroenterology Research |
| ISSN: | 1918-2813 1918-2805 |
| Popis: | Osseous metaplasia is a rare finding in colonic neoplasms. We report a case osseous metaplasia in a 74 year-old male who underwent surveillance colonoscopy and found to have a 7 mm rectal polyp. Histopathologic examination revealed an inflammatory polyp with osseous metaplasia. |
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