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TUMORAL CALCINOSIS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Author(s) -
WlLKEY I. S.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb129703.x
Subject(s) - new guinea , tumoral calcinosis , etiology , calcinosis , medicine , dermatology , pathology , calcification , ethnology , history
Tumoral calcinosis Is an unusual condition characterized by the presence of a calcified tumour in subcutaneous tissue, most commonly occurring near the hip. Lesions of this type from 27 Melanesian patients in Papua New Guinea seen over a period of three and a half years are reported. The aetiology is briefly discussed.