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TUMORAL CALCINOSIS

Graham G. Smit 1; and A. Schmaman 1

1 Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Baragwanath Hospital, and South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg

1. Tumoral calcinosis and lipocalcinoma-granulomatosis are synonymous terms for the same entity.

2. The condition justifies inclusion as an important type of calcinosis and is to be differentiated from calcinosis universalis and calcinosis circumscripta.

3. It occurs during the first or second decades, large dense nodular masses forming in the periarticular tissues at the hips, shoulders and elbows. Smaller masses may have a wider distribution.

4. It has been reported to be a metabolic disease of obscure etiology.

5. The course is benign but excision of the masses should be undertaken early to avoid operative difficulties and secondary infection.
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