Open AccessDifferential response of idiopathic sporadic tumoral calcinosis to bisphosphonates
Author(s) -
Karthik Balachandran,
Sadishkumar Kamalanathan,
Jaya Prakash Sahoo,
Anshuraj Kopal Ashok Kumar Das,
Dhanapathi Halanaik
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.137511
Subject(s) - medicine , tumoral calcinosis , ectopic calcification , context (archaeology) , bone remodeling , bisphosphonate , radiology , calcinosis , calcification , surgery , osteoporosis , paleontology , biology
Tumoral calcinosis is a disorder of phosphate metabolism characterized by ectopic calcification around major joints. Surgery is the current treatment of choice, but a suboptimal choice in recurrent and multicentric lesions.