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Osseous Metaplasia in Rectal Polyp: A Case Report with Review of Probable Pathogenesis
Azar Naimi1, Mehrdad Hosseinpour2
1 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Azar Naimi
Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_169_16
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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 very rare in children with colorectal polyps.
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