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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 8;2015(4):rjv036.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjv036.

Tumoral calcinosis of the hand

Carlo Amati  1 , Vito Pesce  2 , Andrea Armenio  3 , Giuseppe Solarino  2 , Biagio Moretti  2
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Case Reports

Tumoral calcinosis of the hand

Carlo Amati et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare condition described in literature as a deposition of calcium salts in soft tissues. We here report a rare case of Tumoral calcinosis in the index finger of a hand in a 22-year-old woman. Because of the absence of any trauma, normal serum phosphate and calcium levels and no symptoms but a cosmetic defect, our case is classified as a primary tumoral calcinosis. As well as described in literature, also in this case the surgical excision was the mainstay treatment for this benign pathology. For the particular area involved we performed a radical excision followed by an interesting reverse homodigital artery flap from the ulnar side of the index.

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Pre-op presentation.
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X-ray pre-op.
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Intra-op.
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Reverse homodigital artery flap.
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1-Year follow-up.
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