title: Tumorous calcinosis: a disease of its own?
abstract: Tumorous calcinosis has been considered as a disease of its own. A survey of the literature shows that only its clinical and radiological appearances are universally agreed upon, while its epidemiology and etiology are still under discussion. A genetic disorder, recurrent soft-tissue microtrauma and terminal renal failure have been put forward as causes. All of them may lead to a localized or generalized disturbance of the calcium-phosphate metabolism, which in turn could produce tumorous calcinosis. Therefore, tumorous calcinosis should be regarded as a rare manifestation of a metabolic disorder rather than a disease of own.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Zentralklinikum Augsburg, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kundel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rüter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002081:Buttocks; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb