Tumoral Calcinosis
Authors: ARTHUR B. CHAUSMER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1980)

Letters and Corrections1 August 1980Tumoral CalcinosisARTHUR B. CHAUSMER, M.D., PH.D., MEL J. PRINCE, M.D.ARTHUR B. CHAUSMER, M.D., PH.D.Search for more papers by this author, MEL J. PRINCE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-93-2-378 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: I read with interest the article by Mitnick and colleagues (1) on calcium and phosphate metabolism in tumoral calcinosis. We, also, have undertaken studies of calcium metabolism in tumoral calcinosis ([2, 3]; also PRINCE M, SCHAEFER P, GOLDSMITH R, CHAUSMER A. Tumoral calcinosis: an ectopic calcification syndrome associated with elevated serum 1, 25 (OH)2 cholecalciferol. Program and abstracts of the 60th Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society, 1978: 235. Abstract 322) and have noted some striking similarities between this case and the cases of our series. There are, however, some differences in interpretation.One difference is that...References1. MITNICK P, GOLDFARB S, SLATOPOLSKY E, LEMANN J, GRAY R, and AGUS Z. Calcium and phosphate metabolism in tumoral calcinosis. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:482-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. ABBUD Y, BALACHANDRAN S, PRINCE M, and CHAUSMER A. Scintiscans of two siblings with tumoral calcinosis. Clin Nucl Med. 1979;4:117-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. PURSLEY T, PRINCE M, CHAUSMER A, and RAIMER S. Cutaneous manifestations of tumoral calcinosis. Arch Dermatol. 1979;115:1100-2. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. MITNICK P, GOLDFARB S, SLATOPOLSKY E, LEMANN J, GRAY R, and AGUS Z. Calcium and phosphate metabolism in tumoral calcinosis. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:482-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. LEVINE B, BRAUTBAR N, and COBURN J. Does vitamin D affect the renal handling of calcium and phosphate. Mineral Elect Metab. 1978; 1:295-300. Google Scholar3. BONJOUR J, PRESTON C, and FLEISCH H. Effect of 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 on the renal handling of P1 in thyroparathyroidectomized rats. J Clin invest. 1977;60: 1419-26. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4 MADSEN S and OLGAARD K. Has vitamin D a direct effect on the tubular reabsorption of phosphate? A study in parathyroidectomized (PTX) and non-PTX man. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1978;103:111-23. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DAVIES M, HILL L, TAYLOR C, and STANBURY S. 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol in hypoparathyroidism. Lancet. 1977;1:55-60. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar1. MITNICK P, GOLDFARB S, SLATOPOLSKY E, LEMANN J, GRAY R, and AGUS Z. Calcium and phosphate metabolism in tumoral calcinosis. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:482-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. LAFFERTY F, REYNOLDS E, and PEARSON O. Tumoral calcinosis—a metabolic disease of obscure etiology. Am J Med. 1965;38:105-18. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. VERESS B, MALIK M, and EL HASSAN A. Tumoural lipocalcinosis: a clinicopathological study of 20 cases. J Pathol. 1976;119:113-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. HARKESS J and RETERS H. Tumoral calcinosis: a report of six cases. J Bone Joint Surg. 1967;49A:721-31. CrossrefGoogle Scholar1. MITNICK P, GOLDFARB S, SLATOPOLSKY E, LEMANN J, GRAY R, and AGUS Z. Calcium and phosphate metabolism in tumoral calcinosis. Ann Intern Med. 1980;92:482-7. LinkGoogle Scholar2. TODESCO S, VENTURI PASINI C, GLORIOSO S, and FAGIOLO U. Family occurrence and HLA system of tumoral calcinosis: case report. Int Surg. In press. Google Scholar3. BIJVOET O. Kidney function in calcium and phosphate metabolism. In: AVIOLI CV, KRANE SM, eds. Metabolic Bone Disease. Vol. I. New York: Academic Press; 1977:49. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. PAK C, KAPLAN R, BONE H, TOWNSEND J, and WATERS O. A simple test for the diagnosis of absorptive, resorptive and renal hypercalciurias. N Engl J Med. 1975;292:497-500. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ARTHUR B. CHAUSMER, M.D., PH.D.; MEL J. PRINCE, M.D. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 August 1980Volume 93, Issue 2Page: 378-380KeywordsCalciumPhosphates ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1980 PDF downloadLoading ...