TUMORAL CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE DEPOSITION DISEASE WITH BONE DESTRUCTION IN THE SHOULDER - CT AND MR FINDINGS IN 2 CASES

Authors
MIZUTANI H OHBA S MIZUTANI M SASAKI S ANDO K MATSUSHITA Y TERAZAWA T OHTSUKA T IJIMA S
Citation
H. Mizutani et al., TUMORAL CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE DIHYDRATE DEPOSITION DISEASE WITH BONE DESTRUCTION IN THE SHOULDER - CT AND MR FINDINGS IN 2 CASES, Acta radiologica, 39(3), 1998, pp. 269-272
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Acta radiologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
02841851
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
269 - 272
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-1851(1998)39:3<269:TCPDDD>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We report on specific CT and MR features in two cases of tumoral calci um pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease in the shoulder with unu sually large tumors. CT revealed features that were specific to the di sease. MR was useful for detecting the extent of the mass and for obta ining information on adjacent soft-tissue and bone-marrow changes.