ISSN:
1432-2161
Keywords:
Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
;
Chondrocalcinosis
;
Pseudogout
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract A report of two patients in which a soft tissue mass, initially regarded as a malignant tumor, was shown to be the result of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease. The first case, a woman aged 71 years, presented with a mass involving the right fifth finger. In the second case, also a women aged 71 years, the lesion involved the tissues adjacent to the right hip. Each lesion consisted of a mass of highly cellular tissue containing deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals. the clinical, radiological, and pathological features of the two cases are compared with those of seven similar cases reported in the literature.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00350651
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