ABSTRACT
Tumor calcinosis is a rare disease of unknown cause, manifesting itself as abnormal calcifications of cystic masses in the fibrous tissues adjacent to, but not involving, the joint spaces. A family with multiple siblings affected by tumoral calcinosis and found to have unusual dental radiographic findings consistent with varying degrees of expression of dentinal dysplasia is described.
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Calcinosis/diagnostic imaging , Joint Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Tooth Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Adolescent , Adult , Calcinosis/genetics , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Radiography , Tooth Diseases/geneticsABSTRACT
Presented is a salivary tumor occurring in the posterior mandible. This tumor was preceded by a mixed tumor of the ipsilateral parotid gland, which was removed surgically 17 years earlier. The actual connection between the two lesions is discussed, but the true relationship can only be speculative. The mandibular lesion may represent a recurrence of the parotid tumor, a second primary tumor, or may possibly be metastatic in origin.
