Peritoneal calcification
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Peritoneal calcification is seen in a limited number of conditions that result in calcification of peritoneal structures. Therefore, the differential diagnosis is small:
- psammoma bodies in malignancy (most frequently cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary): fine sand like calcification
- pseudomyxoma peritonei: often ring or arc like calcifications most numerous in the pelvis
- tuberculous peritonitis
- meconium peritonitis: in newborns
- undifferentiated abdominal malignancies: dystrophic calcification within the tumour masses
- peritoneal oil granulomas: result of intraperitoneal administration of liquid petroleum, an attempted remedy for peritoneal adhesion formation
- secondary to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)
- Pneumocystis carinii infection
- hyperparathyroidism
- post-operative heterotopic ossification
Differential diagnosis
-<a href="/articles/psammoma-bodies">psammoma bodies</a> in malignancy (most frequently <a href="/articles/cystadenocarcinoma-of-the-oavary">cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary</a>): fine sand like calcification</li>- +<a href="/articles/psammoma-bodies">psammoma bodies</a> in malignancy (most frequently <a title="Cystic ovarian neoplasm" href="/articles/ovarian-cystic-neoplasms-1">cystadenocarcinoma of the ovary</a>): fine sand like calcification</li>
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