Resumen

VASSALLO, Miguel; BELLO, Igor  y  CANTELE, Héctor. Calcinosis tumoral: una rara entidad en hiperparatiroidismo terciario. Rev. Venez. Endocrinol. Metab. [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.3, pp.180-183. ISSN 1690-3110.

Objective: The tumoral calcinosis is an infrequent disorder characterized by the development of calcified masses within the peri-articular soft tissues of large joints. A representative case is presented. 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 of 40 x 20 cm approximately in the right hip and a tumor of 10 x 10 cm in the left hip, stony, nonmovable and little painful since 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: Tumoral calcinosis is an uncommon ectopic calcification syndrome and may be a rare complication of tertiary hyperparathyroidism and chronic renal failure.

Palabras clave : Tumoral calcinosis; tertiary hyperparathyroidism; chronic renal failure.

        · resumen en Español     · texto en Español     · Español ( pdf )