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Tumorous calcinosis: a disease of its own?

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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.

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Braun, W., Mayr, E., Kundel, K. et al. Tumorous calcinosis: a disease of its own?. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 115, 53–58 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00453219

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