J Korean Radiol Soc.  2001 Aug;45(2):191-193. 10.3348/jkrs.2001.45.2.191.

Heterotopic Ossification in Abdominal Incision: A Case Report

• Yoo YS
• Nam KS
• Hwang IK
• Kim HC

• KMID: 1583398
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2001.45.2.191

Abstract

Heterotopic ossification in abdominal incision is a rare post-surgical sequala and a subtype of myositis ossificans traumatica. Recognition of this rare condition is important because it may be misinterpreted as a retained foreign body or incisional neoplastic recurrence. We report a case involving a 59-year-old man who presented with a palpable epigastric mass and pronounced fatigability.

Keyword

Myositis; Abdomen, abnormalities; Surgery

MeSH Terms

Foreign Bodies
Humans
Middle Aged
Myositis
Myositis Ossificans
Ossification, Heterotopic*
Recurrence