Chinese Journal of Blood Purification

Chinese Journal of Blood Purification ›› 2022, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (12): 935-938.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-4091.2022.12.016

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Progresses in the diagnosis and treatment of tumoral calcinosis in hemodialysis patients and report of 2 cases

LI Xiao-kun, CHEN Yong-zhe, BAI Lu, LIU Ji-cun, LIU Mao-dong, WANG Bao-xing   

  1. Department of Nephrology, the Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University; Hebei Renal Disease Research Center, Shijiazhuang 050051, China
  • Received:2022-05-05 Revised:2022-08-12 Online:2022-12-12 Published:2022-12-12
  • Contact: 050051 石家庄，1河北医科大学第三医院肾内科，河北省肾脏病研究中心 E-mail:583778083@qq.com

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Abstract: Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is an uncommon type of pathologic calcification in soft tissues, characterized by tumor-like masses around joints. The prevalence of TC ranges from 0.5 to 3% in hemodialysis patients. This article reviews the literature and discusses the recent progresses in naming, characteristics, epidemiology, pathogenesis, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of TC. We also report 2 cases of TC we diagnosed and treated.

Key words: Tumoral calcinosis, Chronic kidney disease, Hemodialysis

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