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Pseudotumoral Calcinosis

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Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors

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Abstract

It is a fibrohistiocytary proliferation which surrounds masses of calcium. Because of its tendency to grow it resembles a tumor. There are no changes in the metabolism of calcium.

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  1. Pathological Anatomy and Histology and Clinical Orthopaedics, University of Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  2. 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  3. Graduate School of Orthopaedics, USA

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  4. Tumor Centre, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M. D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor, Director)

  5. Department of Pathological Anatomy, M. Malpighi Hospital, Bologna, Italy

    Franco Bertoni M. D. (Chief-of-Staff, Pathological Anatomy Consultant) & Patrizia Bacchini M. D. (Attending-Staff)

  6. Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Franco Bertoni M. D. (Chief-of-Staff, Pathological Anatomy Consultant)

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Campanacci, M., Bertoni, F., Bacchini, P. (1990). Pseudotumoral Calcinosis. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-29279-2_101

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