True osseous metaplasia of the endometrium: the bone is not from a fetus.

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.12.026

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True osseous metaplasia of the endometrium: the bone is not from a fetus.

Fertility and sterility - 1 Apr 2009

Cayuela Enrique, Perez-Medina Tirso, Vilanova Joan, Alejo Maria, Cañadas Paz

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OBJECTIVE: To identify the origin of calcified tissue in endometrial ossification. DESIGN: DNA analyses from the ossified tissue and from the woman were studied to compare both genotypes. SETTING: University and general hospitals. PATIENT(S): A 27-year-old infertile woman diagnosed of osseous metaplasia of the endometrium. INTERVENTION(S): Hysteroscopic resection of the endometrial osseous metaplasia for DNA...

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