Clinical and Imaging Features of Tumoral Calcinosis A Report of 15 Cases
Author:LI Jia-qiang,Hu Bi-ying
affiliation:Radiological Department, The First People’s Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, 528000, China
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Objective To explore the imaging and clinical features of Tumoral Calcinosis(TC),in order to improve the imaging diagnosis of this disease. Methods The clinical and radiographic data of 15 patients with pathologically confirmed TC were analyzed retrospectively. Results Most lesions occurred in hip, X - ray plain film and CT appeared as groups of high-density substance in soft tissue, inhomogeneous density and meromixis. 3 patients underwent MR, shown hypointense signal on T1WI and T2WI, hyperintense signal string around and in the lesions could been seen on T2WI. Both lesions appeared lightly nonuniform enhancement after administration of contrast medium. Conclusion The clinical and imaging of TC have some characteristics. Typical sites and imaging features are helpful for diagnosis and differential diagnosis of TC.
【Keyword】Tumor; Calcinosis; MRI
【Chart number】R73
【Document Identification Number】A
【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1009-3257.2015.05.017
Journal of Rare Diseases
th22Volume, th 5 Issue
2019Year11Month
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