Case Reports
Tumoral Calcinosis Presenting as Neck Pain and Mass Lesion of the Cervical Spine
Am J Orthop. 2008 November;37(11):E191-E195
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Benjamin E. Tuy, MD, Thomas K. John, MD, Anthony D. Uglialoro, MD, Kathleen S. Beebe, MD, Michael J. Vives, MD, and Francis R. Patterson, MD
Dr. Tuy is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
Dr. John is Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, Department of Orthopaedics, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Uglialoro is Postdoctoral Research Fellow, and Dr. Beebe is Assistant Professor, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Dr. Vives is Associate Professor, Division of Spine Surgery, and Dr. Patterson is Associate Professor, Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology, Department of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey.
Abstract not available. Introduction provided instead.
In this article, we present the case of a woman in her early 50s who presented with neck pain. Imaging studies showed an expansile, lobulated, calcified mass in the posterior elements of C2-C3. An open biopsy was performed, and the removed tissue demonstrated tumoral calcinosis. We discuss tumoral calcinosis, including its etiology, radiographic features, and differential diagnoses.