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Mature bone metaplasia in abdominal wall scar
R A Daoud1, M J Watkins, G Brown
1Department of General Surgery, Royal Hospital Haslar, Gosport, Hants, UK.
Abstract:
A 58-year-old man who had had three laparotomies for gastric surgery, developed a painful mass in the abdominal wall scar. Radiology confirmed bone formation in the scar. The bone was excised and the wound repaired. Histology confirmed metaplastic mature bone formation. This case draws the attention to the clinical condition of bone formation in midline scars. Clinically, it should be differentiated from scar recurrence following surgery for abdominal malignancy.
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