macrocalcification
nounEtymology From macro- + calcification.
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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:
- 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: