Pseudo-Tumoral Calcinosis: A Rare Condition in Chronic Hemodialysis. About A Case

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Case of tumoral calcinosis on images: a rare clinicopathological entity.

Singh H, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-222065 Description We are presenting a case of tumoral calcinosis (TC) diagnosed on histopathology with characteristic X-ray, CT and MRI images. We acknowledge that although radiological and pathological descriptions are suggested as diagnostic criteria, mostly the term TC is saved for the condition caused by hereditary metabolic dysfuncti...

Tumoral calcinosis: a case report.

An 11-year-old girl presented with a progressive swelling of the right elbow after a contusion. Radiography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a densely calcified lesion with no periosteal reaction or fracture. The underlying bone and muscles had normal signal intensity. A bone scan revealed increased uptake over the right elbow and the left buttock and acetabulum. Blood tests revealed no ab...

Tumoral Calcinosis - A case report

Tumoral calcinosis is a distinct clinical and histologic entity that is characterized by tumour like periarticular deposits of calcium that are found foremost in regions of hip, shoulder and elbow. The disorder occurs predominantly in otherwise healthy children, adolescents, young adults and is more often multiple than solitary. We report a case of Tumoral calcinosis in a 15 year old male and d...

Tumoral calcinosis in children, a challenging and possibly underdiagnosed condition.

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare condition characterized by deposits of calcium hydroxyapatite crystals in periarticular soft tissues. Three clinical settings are possible: complication of renal dialysis, hereditary and sporadic. The condition more commonly affects adults, is rare in children and extremely uncommon in infants. A case of sporadic tumoral calcinosis of the hip is reported in a six-ye...