학술논문
Juvenile Polyps with Osseous Metaplasia: Report of Two Pediatric Cases and Review of the Literature.
Document Type
Case Study
Source
Subject
*METAPLASIA
*POLYPS
*COLON polyps
*LITERATURE reviews
*EXTRAVASATION
*MUCINS
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Language
ISSN
1551-3815
Abstract
Osseous metaplasia is considered as a response to insults such as chronic inflammation or mucin extravasation in colorectal polyps. we report two cases of osseous metaplasia in juvenile (retention) polyps as incidental histopathological findings in a case of rectal juvenile polyposis and a patient with solitary rectal juvenile polyp. Osseous metaplasia can occur in colorectal juvenile polyps and is considered a probable response to mucin extravasation and/or chronic inflammation. The clinical and prognostic significance of osseous metaplasia in these polyps is unknown. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]