Table 1 Cases of carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to tumoral calcinosis published in the English literature
From: Carpal tunnel syndrome secondary to tumoral calcinosis: a case report and review of the literature
First author’s name | Year of publication | Age of patient (in years), gender | Past medical history | Diagnostic modality | Size of the tumor in cm | Treatment modality | Histopathological findings | Suggested etiology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hecht et al.[10] | 1980 | 41, F | None | X-ray of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
De et al.[17] | 1983 | 32, F | None | X-ray of the wrist joint | 2.5 Ă— 0.8 | Surgical resection | Not mentioned | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Weiber et al.[2] | 1987 | 63, F | None | Only clinical | 3 Ă— 1 | Surgical resection | Rounded psammoma-like bodies and granulation tissue containing histyocytes and osteoclast-like giant cells | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Ali et al.[18] | 1988 | 41, F | None | X-ray of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | No true capsule and the mass contains calcium phosphate in a fibrous proliferation, giant cells, and lymphocytes | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Bostrom et al.[19] | 1993 | 38, F | None | X-ray of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
Bostrom et al.[19] | 1993 | 64, F | Hypothyroidism | X-ray of the wrist joint | 0.5 Ă— 0.9 | Surgical resection | Not mentioned | Not mentioned |
Knight et al.[20] | 1993 | 50, F | None | X-ray of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | Acute inflammatory changes and an area of calcification | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Asami et al.[12] | 1998 | 52, M | ESRD on HD | Electrophysiological study | Large mass (exact size not mentioned) | Surgical resection | Fibrous connective tissue+ calcified area surrounded by mononuclear cells + polynuclear cells with lipi-containing cytoplasm and foreign body giant cells | Secondary: Hyperphosphatemia |
Takada et al.[8] | 2000 | 63, F | Not mentioned | Electrophysiological study + X-ray of the wrist joint | 2 Ă— 1.2 | Surgical resection | Amorphous calcified material encapsulated with fibrous membrane without inflammation | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Cofan et al.[13] | 2002 | 25, F | SLE, ESRD on HD | Electrophysiological study + CT and MRI of the wrist joint | 4 Ă— 3.4 | Surgical resection + Increase in the duration of dialysis+ correction of the hyperphosphatemia + parathyroidectomy | Calcified mass surrounded by granulation tissue with histyocytes and some multinucleated cells | Secondary: Severe hypercalcemia and hyperphosphataemia from hyperparathyroididsm and excessive calcitriol administration |
Sensui et al.[21] | 2003 | 64, F | Not mentioned | Electrophysiological study + CT of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | Amorphous calcification | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Pai et al.[22] | 2009 | 64, F | None | X-ray and CT of the wrist joint | 2 Ă— 2 | Surgical resection | Hydroxyapatite crystals | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Kang et al.[23] | 2009 | 55, F | None | CT and MRI of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | Amorphous calcified material encapsulated with fibrous membrane | Not mentioned |
Kang et al.[23] | 2009 | 78, F | None | CT and MRI of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | Amorphous calcified material encapsulated with fibrous membrane | Not mentioned |
Kang et al.[23] | 2009 | 55, F | None | CT and MRI of the wrist joint | Not mentioned | Surgical resection | Amorphous calcified material encapsulated with fibrous membrane | Not mentioned |
Inui et al.[4] | 2015 | 54, F | None | Electrophysiological study + CT and MRI of the wrist joint | 2.7 Ă— 1.2 | Surgical resection | Basophile deposition inside the fibrous connective tissue. Made of 82% calcium phosphate and 17% calcium carbonate | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Kwon et al.[3] | 2018 | 45, F | None | Electrophysiological study + US and MRI of the wrist joint | 1.19 Ă— 0.96 | Surgical resection | Calcified nodules | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Cheng et al.[24] | 2019 | 57, F | None | X-ray and MRI of the wrist joint | 1.3 Ă— 0.8 Ă— 1 | Surgical resection | Calcified nodule | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |
Cheng et al.[24] | 2019 | 52, F | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | Electrophysiological study + X-ray and ultrasound of the wrist joint | 0.6 Ă— 0.6 Ă— 1.3 | Surgical resection | Calcified nodule | Primary calcinosis Nonfamilial |