Calcifications in the breast can be benign or malignant. They can appear as either macrocalcifications or microcalcifications on a mammogram (i.e. an X-ray of the breast). Macrocalcifications look ...

Bottom Line: An analysis of a large Swedish cohort revealed that breast density, microcalcifications, and masses are heritable features, and that breast density and microcalcifications were positively ...

Breast calcifications are small calcium deposits that develop in breast tissue. They are very common and are usually benign (noncancerous). In some cases, certain types of breast calcifications may ...

During a mammogram, your doctor may detect small deposits of calcium in your breast tissue called breast calcifications. According to one study, these are found in an estimated 86 percent of all ...

Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is considered the earliest form of breast cancer and is the most common type of non-invasive breast cancer. Ductal means that the cancer starts inside the milk ducts, ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to “fingerprint” the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal ...

European Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol. 19, No. 5 (SEPTEMBER 2010), pp. 374-378 (5 pages) Stereotactic biopsy assessment of microcalcification clusters with direct and frontal macrobiopsies was ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Echogenic foci are commonly identified on thyroid ultrasound. Some echogenic foci such as microcalcifications ...

While many breast calcifications can be benign, they can also be found in association with breast cancer. Many women never have symptoms when they have breast cancer. They may not feel any different.

An interdisciplinary collaboration 10 years in the making used a materials science approach to 'fingerprint' the calcium mineral deposits known as microcalcifications that reveal pathological clues to ...