Incidental Finding of Secondary Tumoral Calcinosis Following Cardiothoracic Surgery: The Role of Multimodality Imaging Including Spectral Detector Computed Tomography.
Incidental Finding of Secondary Tumoral Calcinosis Following Cardiothoracic Surgery: The Role of Multimodality Imaging Including Spectral Detector Computed Tomography.
- 2022
Tumoral calcinosis is a rare syndrome that affects mostly soft tissues. It is characterized by calcium salt deposition in the periarticular soft tissue surrounding bony structures forming slow-growing, seldom asymptomatic masses. This case report describes a 41-year-old male with end-stage renal disease on home hemodialysis, who presented with an unusual rapidly progressive mass overlying the manubrium and suprasternal notch, following recent cardiothoracic surgery, which was initially felt to be a hematoma. The case highlights the role of spectral detector computed tomography (SDCT) in reaching the correct diagnosis of tumoral calcinosis as well as demonstrating additional changes of ectopic parathyroid hyperplasia in the anterior mediastinum. Copyright © 2022, Gaman et al.
English
2168-8184
10.7759/cureus.26929 [doi] PMC9379215 [pmc]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Case Reports
Tumoral calcinosis is a rare syndrome that affects mostly soft tissues. It is characterized by calcium salt deposition in the periarticular soft tissue surrounding bony structures forming slow-growing, seldom asymptomatic masses. This case report describes a 41-year-old male with end-stage renal disease on home hemodialysis, who presented with an unusual rapidly progressive mass overlying the manubrium and suprasternal notch, following recent cardiothoracic surgery, which was initially felt to be a hematoma. The case highlights the role of spectral detector computed tomography (SDCT) in reaching the correct diagnosis of tumoral calcinosis as well as demonstrating additional changes of ectopic parathyroid hyperplasia in the anterior mediastinum. Copyright © 2022, Gaman et al.
English
2168-8184
10.7759/cureus.26929 [doi] PMC9379215 [pmc]
IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXED
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Case Reports