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We treated a patient who had a tumoral calcinosis generated at the elbow joint. A 73-year-old man with no evidence of increased serum calcium levels and hyperphosphemia presented with infection on the left elbow bursa. The mass was partially resected in July 2005. It was consisted of a framework of dense fibrous tissue containing a yellow-gray chalky, milky substance. Chemical analysis of the calcified material revealed a variable mixture of protein, calcium phosphate and a little uric acid. At the first surgery, total excision was impossible because the mass extended into the subcutaneous tissue and triceps muscles. Postoperative infection occurred and the required re-operation was done on September first. The wound was closed and there were no muscle weakness and no loss of joint mobility.4 months after the re-operation there was no recurrence.
