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Tumoral calcinosis of the foot: An unusual differential diagnosis of calcaneal mass. Sobhani Eraghi A, Athari B, Kheirkhah Rahimabad P - Int J Surg Case Rep (2015) Bottom Line: Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is a rare disorder characterized by the development of calcified masses within the periarticular soft tissues of large joints.TC rarely involves the feet.TC should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any soft tissue calcification. View Article: PubMed Central - PubMed Affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. No MeSH data available. Related in: MedlinePlus	© Copyright Policy - CC BY-NC-ND Related In: Results - Collection License Show All Figures getmorefigures.php?uid=PMC4430204&req=5 fig0010: Intraoperative image, the yellowish multinodular mass is visualized. Mentions: Based on the clinical and radiologic findings, a diagnosis of tumoral calcinosis was made. The patient underwent excisional biopsy. A direct plantar incision was used. Through the incision of the superficial fascia, the mass was seen surrounded by a fibrous capsule. Excision revealed a multilobulated yellowish mass and led to extrusion of a thick, pus-like fluid (Fig. 2).

Tumoral calcinosis of the foot: An unusual differential diagnosis of calcaneal mass.

Sobhani Eraghi A, Athari B, Kheirkhah Rahimabad P - Int J Surg Case Rep (2015)

Bottom Line: Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is a rare disorder characterized by the development of calcified masses within the periarticular soft tissues of large joints.TC rarely involves the feet.TC should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any soft tissue calcification.

View Article: PubMed Central - PubMed

Affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Rasoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

No MeSH data available.

Related in: MedlinePlus

Intraoperative image, the yellowish multinodular mass is visualized.

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fig0010: Intraoperative image, the yellowish multinodular mass is visualized.

Mentions: Based on the clinical and radiologic findings, a diagnosis of tumoral calcinosis was made. The patient underwent excisional biopsy. A direct plantar incision was used. Through the incision of the superficial fascia, the mass was seen surrounded by a fibrous capsule. Excision revealed a multilobulated yellowish mass and led to extrusion of a thick, pus-like fluid (Fig. 2).