[Metastatic calcification simulating a sacral tumor in a patient on periodic dialysis].
Renal osteodystrophy is usually a prominent feature in patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Metastatic calcifications are a frequent finding when secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated. We present a patient with a sacral soft tissue calcification resembling a malignant tumour.
Rivera
M
M
Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid.
Felipe
C
C
Orofino
L
L
Matesanz
R
R
Marcen
R
R
Ortuño
J
J
D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*
Calcificación metastásica que simula un tumor sacro en un paciente en hemodiálisis periódicas.