Tumoral Calcinosis: What Is the Treatment? Report of Two Cases of Different Types and Review of the Literature

Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is a rare problem that can be idiopathic (primary) or secondary to other diseases, par­ticularly end-stage renal disease. Although these 2 types of TC do not differ in their radiologic and histopathologic presentations, their treatment modalities may be changed on the basis of etiology. Surgical resection of the calci­fied mass is the main treatment for the primary type, but should be avoided in hemodialysis-related types, which are instead often treated with parathyroidectomy.

In this article, we report on 2 cases of TC (different types). We also describe several aspects of diagnosis and different therapeutic approaches through a review of the literature.