Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition disease mimicking malignant soft tissue tumor

Havitcioglu H., Tatari H., Baran O., Manisali M., Ozkal S., SEÇİL M., ...More

KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY, vol.11, no.4, pp.263-266, 2003 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00167-002-0339-2
  • Journal Name: KNEE SURGERY SPORTS TRAUMATOLOGY ARTHROSCOPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.263-266
  • Keywords: calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystal deposition, soft tissue tumor, magnetic resonance imaging, histopathology
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease has multiple clinical features with variable courses creating several pitfalls in clinical diagnosis. There are number of reported cases mimicking malignant skeletal tumors such as chondrosarcoma. However, no case of CPPD disease with radiographic noncalcified soft tissue mass has been reported in the literature. Here we report a case of CPPD disease clinically mimicking soft tissue tumor with its magnetic resonance imaging appearance and histopathology.