title: Tumoural calcinosis of the cervical spine: case report, pathogenesis and differential diagnosis.
abstract: A rare case of tumoural calcinosis of the cervical spine is presented. Tumoural calcinosis presents with masses of dystrophic calcification in juxta-articular areas. It is very rare in the cervical spine with few cases described in the literature so far. It remains part of the differential diagnosis for any calcified spinal compressive lesion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: S R M
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Qadri
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Choksey
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shad
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery