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Lithopedion: Case report and ultrastructural study of the skeletal muscle

Authors :
George J. Alker
Desider A. Prágay
András Korényi-Both
Vincente Marco
Source :
Europe PubMed Central
Publication Year :
1978
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 1978.

Abstract

A case of lithopedion (lythokelyphopedion) is reported in a 69 year old woman who had carried a nearly full term dead fetus for at least 20 years The fine structure of the skeletal muscle was in an astonishingly good state of preservation with contractile elements and myosin molecules identifiable. The conditions and modifying factors that may play a role in the development of a lithopedion are discussed, and x-ray, histologic, and electron microscopic studies are described.

Details

ISSN :
00468177
Volume :
9
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Human Pathology
Accession number :
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