Idiopathic Periscapular Tumoral Calcinosis Mimicking and Presenting as Extraskeletal Chondromatous Tumor

Abstract

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare, benign condition of extra-osseous calcification. The term tumoral calcinosis has been liberally and imprecisely used to describe any massive collection of periarticular calcification.It is important to diagnose and differentiate it from other similar conditions causing extra-osseous calcification. The authors report here one such case having tumoral calcinosis around scapula mimicking as chondromatous tumor.

Isolated Tumoral Calcinosis in the Hip Mimicking Peri-articular Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

“…Due to the non-specificity of the radiological and clinical findings, tumor calcinosis can be confused with calcified traumatic lesions, devitalized tissue, or even with infectious or tumoral lesions [5]. Therefore, a high suspicion is necessary when abnormal peri-articular calcifications are observed [6]. The objective of this article is to present a case of tumoral calcinosis and discuss the diagnostic approach and treatment based on the current literature.…”