title: Tumoral calcinosis.
abstract: Tumoral calcinosis is an uncommon, usually solitary, tumour-like mass characterized by soft tissue calcification for no apparent reason. Nearly all cases have occurred in negroes, including 2 previously recorded in this country. We report 7 cases seen over a period of 3 years in English caucasian patients and suggest that the condition is not rare but goes unrecognized under a variety of guises. Three of these 7 patients, 2 of whom were on haemodialysis for renal failure, had isolated hyperphosphataemia, which is the only aetiological factor detected so far. Surgical excision appears to be the only effective treatment.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome