title: Tumoral calcinosis in a child.
abstract: Tumoral calcinosis is a rare benign tumor found adjacent to large joints, restricting motion and sometimes eroding through the skin. We report a case of this disease in a 9-month-old treated with surgical excision.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Heydemann
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D001365:Axilla; D002081:Buttocks; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery