Tumoral Calcinosis: A Giant Tumoral Mass in the Shoulder Joint of a Dialysis Patient

Daekwan Chi, MD; Hideaki Kamochi, MD; Ataru Sunaga, MD; Shunji Sarukawa, MD; Hirokazu Uda, MD; Shiho Nakagawa, MD; Rintaro Asahi, MD; Masanori Mori, MD; Kotaro Yoshimura, MD

doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000001730

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open (Apr 2018)

Tumoral Calcinosis: A Giant Tumoral Mass in the Shoulder Joint of a Dialysis Patient

Daekwan Chi, MD,
Hideaki Kamochi, MD,
Ataru Sunaga, MD,
Shunji Sarukawa, MD,
Hirokazu Uda, MD,
Shiho Nakagawa, MD,
Rintaro Asahi, MD,
Masanori Mori, MD,
Kotaro Yoshimura, MD

Affiliations

Daekwan Chi, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Hideaki Kamochi, MD: †Department of Plastic Surgery, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
Ataru Sunaga, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Shunji Sarukawa, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Hirokazu Uda, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Shiho Nakagawa, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Rintaro Asahi, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Masanori Mori, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan
Kotaro Yoshimura, MD: From the *Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001730
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4
p. e1730

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Summary:. Tumoral calcinosis is a rare condition in which a calcified mass grows around a large joint, and can occur in patients undergoing renal dialysis. Here, we report the case of a 64-year-old man with a long history of dialysis who presented with a giant, painless mass in his right shoulder joint. A near-complete surgical resection is performed without muscle function loss and with no sign of recurrence after 1 year.

Published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open

ISSN: 2169-7574 (Online)
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
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