TUMORAL CALCINOSIS: A RARE ENTITY IN TERTIARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

Abstract

The tumoral calcinosis is an infrequent disorder characterized by the development of calcified masses within the peri-articular soft tissues of large joints. Case presentation: we present a case of a woman patient of 34 years old with chronic renal failure and tertiary hyperparathyroidism, who presented a solid tumor from 40 x 20 cm approximately in the right hip and a tumor of 10 x 10 cm in left hip, stony,
nonmovable and little painful from 1 year ago. Blood biochemistry revealed hyperphosphatemia, hypercalcemia and PTH 1125 pg/ml.
In x-rays prominent calcification in both hips was appraised mainly the right. The offered treatment was parathyroidectomy with
autoimplant. Conclusion: Tumor calcinosis is an uncommon ectopic calcification syndrome and it is can a rare complication of tertiary
hyperparathyroidism and chronic renal failure.