title: Idiopathic tumoral calcinosis involving the cervical spine.
abstract: We report a case of a 12-year-old girl with idiopathic tumoral calcinosis of the neck. There are calcium deposits in the paraspinal soft tissue with bony involvement in the cervical spine. CT and MR images are presented along with clinical and pathological features. Bony involvement in this disease has not been recognized before.
authors: Department of Radiology, St. Marianna University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ohashi
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Yamada
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ishikawa
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Yamaguchi
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Nakajima
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Takagi
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed