macrocalcification

plural macrocalcifications

1. Relatively large-scale calcification.

   The traditional teaching is that cancer is associated with microcalcification, while benign breast disease is associated with macrocalcification.

   1997, Marc J. Homer, Mammographic Interpretation: A Practical Approach

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   Microcalcification induces inflammation and promotes plaque rupture, whereas macrocalcification which refers to the sheet-like appearance of calcification acts as a barrier to inflammation and stabilizes the plaque [40 ,41 ].

   2015 July 31, “The Effect of Statin Therapy on Coronary Plaque Composition Using Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound: A Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI