title: Multifocal tumoral calcinosis in a 4-year-old girl.
abstract: METHODS
  Female, 4 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Tumoral calcinosis Symptoms: Hard immobile mass Medication: - Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Surgery.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Congenital defects.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Tumoral calcinosis is an uncommon condition associated with the deposition of painless calcific masses. It is more common in childhood or early adolescence of African-American females.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of a 4-year-old girl with tumoral calcinosis treated surgically. The case is rather rare in terms of the age of the patient and the localization of the masses (gluteal site). In our patient, the biochemical findings were normal, except for hyperphosphatemia and elevated alkaline phosphatase.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Total excision appears to lead to a good clinical outcome and a low incidence of local relapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilyas
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sayar
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peker
authors.affiliation: Department of Peadiatric Surgery, Rize State Hospital, Rize, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alparslan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapısız
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Isıl Esen
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Bostancı
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gürbüzel
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Isik
authors.affiliation: Department of Peadiatria, Erzincan University, Erzincan, Turkey.
authors.forename: Necla Aydın
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Peker
keywords: Calcinosis; Pathology; Peadiatry