Calcification

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Calcification is the formation of a calcium salt. It often happens in tissue.

Classification

It is typically classified as:[1]

  1. Dystrophic calcification.
  2. Metastatic calcification.

Dystrophic calcification

  • Secondary to necrosis (coagulative, caseous, liquefactive).[1]

Examples - calcification in:

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mitchell, Richard; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Abbas, Abul K.; Aster, Jon (2011). Pocket Companion to Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease (8th ed.). Elsevier Saunders. pp. 20-21. ISBN 978-1416054542.
  2. ↑ Novaro, GM.; Griffin, BP. (May 2003). "Calcific aortic stenosis: another face of atherosclerosis?". Cleve Clin J Med 70 (5): 471-7. PMID 12779138.
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