Solitary Radio-Opaque Lesion of Wrist (Tumoral Calcinosis) Disappears Spontaneously After Causing Acute Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Abstract

Case: We describe the case of a 53-year-old male patient with a history of acute carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) provoked by a radio-opaque mass on the palmar side of the wrist. Although the mass disappeared in new radiographs 6 weeks later without any intervention apart from the carpal tunnel release, excisional biopsy was conducted on the residue, revealing tumoral calcinosis. Conclusion: Both acute CTS and spontaneous resolution are clinical manifestations of this rare condition on suspicion of which biopsy can be avoided by following a “wait and see” strategy.