Title of article
Rectal Polyp with Osseous Metaplasia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author/Authors
Gaikwad, Nitin Rangrao Department of Gastroenterology - Government Medical College and Super Specialty Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India , Jagdishprasad Gupta, Sudhir Department of Gastroenterology - Government Medical College and Super Specialty Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India , Jaiswal, Kirti Department of Gastroenterology - Government Medical College and Super Specialty Hospital, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Pages
3
From page
1
To page
3
Abstract
An osseous metaplasia in colonic tissue is extremely rare. The current report presents a case of osseous metaplasia in a hamartomatous
rectal polyp in a four-year-old boy, who presented with intermittent rectal bleeding. Though this condition has minimum
adverse effects on the prognosis of the patient, awareness of this rare histological variant is of utmost importance.
Keywords
Polyp , Metaplasia , Histopathology
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2018
Record number
2490422
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