TUMORAL CALCINOSIS IN HEMODIALYSIS-PATIENTS - A REVIEW OF 3 CASES

Soft tissue calcifications are common in chronic hemodialysis patients and often affect the periarticular tissues, where they occasionally f orm tumoral masses. In a retrospective study of 254 hemodialysis patie nts we identified three such cases. Affected sites were the wrist, sho ulder, and chest wall. None of the patients had secondary hyperparathy roidism. A discussion is provided of the roentgenographic and clinical features of tumoral calcinosis, of current pathogenic hypotheses, and of available treatments.