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A case report of mesenteric heterotopic ossification: Histopathologic and genetic findings.
Bone - 1 Apr 2018
Amalfitano Matthew, Fyfe Billie, Thomas Sumi V, Egan Kevin P, Xu Meiqi, Smith Andrew G, Kaplan Frederick S, Shore Eileen M, Pignolo Robert J
Abstract excerpt
Mesenteric heterotopic ossification (MHO) is very rare and occurs in mid- to late-adulthood, usually in the context of prior abdominal surgery. The mechanisms of MHO are unknown. Here we describe the case of a 72-year-old man with MHO. Standard histological staining revealed that MHO occurred through an endochondral process. By comparison to known mutations in genetic conditions of HO such as fibrodysplasia...
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