Stromal osseous metaplasia in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: a rare case report and literature review

Stromal osseous metaplasia in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder: a rare case report and literature review

Abstract Background The bone formation within bladder tumors could be encountered in 3 conditions. These might consist of malignant bone formation in mesenchymal tumors; mixed mesenchymal and epithelial tumors; and epithelial tumors with stromal osseous metaplasia (SOM). This last is relatively rare...

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Main Authors: Joëlle Razafimahefa, Clément Gosset, Pierre Mongiat-Artus, Tsitohery Francine Andriamampionona, Jérôme Verine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
Subjects:
Stromal osseous metaplasia
Metaplastic bone
Osteoid
Urothelial carcinoma
Bladder
Alkaline phosphatase
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0851-z

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