TY - JOUR
T1 - Tumoral calcinosis mimicking recurrent osteosarcoma
AU - Petscavage, Jonelle M.
AU - Richardson, Michael L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2009 The Authors.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - We report a case of a tumoral calcinosis mimicking the appearance of recurrent osteosarcoma of the left femur and tibia in a 29-year-old woman with a history of osteosarcoma and chronic renal failure. Both processes can appear radiographically and histologically similar. Due to loosening of the orthopedic hardware, our patient underwent surgical revision and biopsy. We review the imaging appearances of both entities as well as the underlying mechanism of tumoral calcinosis secondary to renal disease. We also discuss how PET and CT imaging can aid in differentiation of these processes and possibly prevent surgical biopsy in other cases.
AB - We report a case of a tumoral calcinosis mimicking the appearance of recurrent osteosarcoma of the left femur and tibia in a 29-year-old woman with a history of osteosarcoma and chronic renal failure. Both processes can appear radiographically and histologically similar. Due to loosening of the orthopedic hardware, our patient underwent surgical revision and biopsy. We review the imaging appearances of both entities as well as the underlying mechanism of tumoral calcinosis secondary to renal disease. We also discuss how PET and CT imaging can aid in differentiation of these processes and possibly prevent surgical biopsy in other cases.
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U2 - 10.2484/rcr.v4i4.336
DO - 10.2484/rcr.v4i4.336
M3 - Article
C2 - 27307838
AN - SCOPUS:84964328488
SN - 1930-0433
VL - 4
SP - 336
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
IS - 4
M1 - 336
ER -