Tumoral calcinosis of the spine in the course of systemic sclerosis: report of a new case and review of the literature

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4 Suppl 91):S175-8. Epub 2015 Aug 5.

Abstract

We report here a case of a 62-year-old Caucasian woman, suffering from diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc), who developed a tumoural calcinosis (TC) localised in the left side of the neck around the cervical spine that caused severe pain and motion impairment, without involvement of regional neurological structures. A review of the literature on this issue (based on PubMed database) allowed us to identify 35 previously described cases of TC in para-vertebral area in the course of SSc. The main characteristics of these patients have been summarised.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Biopsy
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis
  • Calcinosis / etiology*
  • Calcinosis / physiopathology
  • Calcinosis / surgery
  • Cervical Vertebrae* / diagnostic imaging
  • Cervical Vertebrae* / pathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae* / physiopathology
  • Cervical Vertebrae* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neck Pain / etiology
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Scleroderma, Diffuse / complications*
  • Scleroderma, Diffuse / diagnosis
  • Spinal Diseases / diagnosis
  • Spinal Diseases / etiology*
  • Spinal Diseases / physiopathology
  • Spinal Diseases / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome