Metastatic calcification of the nasal septum presenting as an intraoral mass: a case report with a review of the literature

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2001 Jun;91(6):693-9. doi: 10.1067/moe.2001.115468.

Abstract

Metastatic calcification is a pathologic condition characterized by deposition of calcified product in otherwise normal tissues as a result of hyperphosphatemia with or without concurrent hypercalcemia. Metastatic calcification presenting clinically as an oral lesion is extremely rare. To date, only 7 cases of metastatic calcification involving the oral soft tissues have been described. This report describes a case of metastatic calcification of the nasal septum presenting as a mass of the anterior maxillary vestibule in a patient with end-stage renal disease. The case reported is only the second example with nasal septum involvement. A brief review of the clinical and histopathologic features of previously reported intraoral cases is also presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / pathology
  • Connective Tissue / pathology
  • Epithelium / pathology
  • Giant Cells / pathology
  • Histiocytes / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Male
  • Maxillary Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Diseases / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Nasal Septum / pathology*
  • Nose Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Nose Diseases / pathology