Harwood C A, Cook M G, Mortimer P S
Department of Dermatology, St. George's Hospital, London, UK.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 1996 Mar;21(2):163-6.
Tumoral calcinosis is an uncommon ectopic calcification syndrome characterized clinically by the presence of irregular, painless, periarticular soft tissue calcifying masses, and pathologically by fibrous-walled cystic spaces containing structureless calcific debris and associated with a variable inflammatory reaction. The pathogenesis remains obscure but the condition probably represents a disordered tissue reparative process. Of the previous literature reports, almost all have been in patients of African origin. We report a case in a white English woman.
肿瘤性钙化是一种罕见的异位钙化综合征，临床特征为存在不规则、无痛的关节周围软组织钙化肿块，病理特征为纤维壁囊性间隙，内含无结构的钙化碎片，并伴有不同程度的炎症反应。其发病机制尚不清楚，但这种情况可能代表一种紊乱的组织修复过程。在以往的文献报道中，几乎所有病例均为非洲裔患者。我们报告一例英国白人女性病例。
