Soft tissue calcification (mnemonic)

Mnemonics to remember the causes of soft tissue calcification include:

• My GHOSTS ¹
• TIC MTV ²

Mnemonics

My GHOSTS

• My: myositis ossificans
• G: gout
• H: hyperparathyroidism
• O: ochronosis
• S: scleroderma/connective tissue diseases
• T: tumoral calcinosis
• S: sarcoma (synovial cell)

TIC MTV

• T: tumor
  • tumoral calcinosis
  • synovial osteochondromatosis
  • soft tissue tumor (sarcoma, hemangioma, lipoma)
• I: inflammation/infection
  • dermatomyositis
  • scleroderma
  • parasitic infection/infestation
  • leprosy
  • pancreatitis (fat necrosis)
  • calcific myonecrosis
  • bursitis/tendinitis
• C: congenital
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • myositis ossificans progressiva
• M: metabolic
  • hyperparathyroidism (HPT): primary or secondary
  • metastatic calcification
  • calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD)
  • calcium hydroxyapatite deposition
• T: trauma
  • myositis ossificans
  • burn injury
  • hematoma
• V: vascular calcification