Metaplastic Ossification in a Juvenile Rectal Polyp: A Rare Histological Finding
Published: May 1, 2013 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2013/.2972
Monika Garg, Jasveen Kaur, Samridhi Bindroo, Anuradha Sharma, Nanak Chand Mahajan
1. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology,
2. Resident, Department of Pathology,
3. Resident, Department of Pathology,
4. Resident, Department of Pathology,
5. Professor and Head, Department of Pathology,
M.M Institute of Medical Sciences and Research,
Mullana, Ambala, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Monika Garg,
Associate Professor, Department of pathology,
MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala,
Haryana-133207, India.
Phone: 9417378514
E-mail: monikakash7@yahoo.co.in
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.
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