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Diseases

Calcinosis

calcinosis

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Core Information

Disease Name
Calcinosis
Standard Disease Name
calcinosis
MeSH Tree
No data
ICD-10
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Identifiers

DO ID
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MeSH ID
D002114
OMIM ID
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UMLS ID
C0006663
HPO ID
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Description and Extensions

Description
SNOMEDCT_US_2016_09_01:Structure with calcium deposition|NCI2016_NCI-GLOSS_1602D:Deposits of calcium in the tissues. Calcification in the breast can be seen on a mammogram, but cannot be detected by touch. There are two types of breast calcification, macrocalcification and microcalcification. Macrocalcifications are large deposits and are usually not related to cancer. Microcalcifications are specks of calcium that may be found in an area of rapidly dividing cells. Many microcalcifications clustered together may be a sign of cancer.|NCI2016_02D:Deposition of calcium in the tissues. It may be the result of a metabolic disorder or long-standing infection, or it may be associated with the presence of cancer.|MSH2017_2016_08_12:Pathologic deposition of calcium salts in tissues.|HPO2016_07_04:Formation of calcium deposits in any soft tissue. [HPO:probinson]