National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019
Preferred Name

Calcification

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C3672

ALT_DEFINITION

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.

code

C3672

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

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.

FDA_Table

Patient Code (Appendix B)

FULL_SYN

macrocalcification

Deposit(s), Calcium

Calcium Deposit(s)

calcinosis

Has_CDRH_Parent

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C9442

label

Calcification

Legacy_Concept_Name

Calcification

Preferred_Name

Calcification

prefixIRI

C3672

prefLabel

Calcification

Semantic_Type

Finding

UMLS_CUI

C0006663

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C9442

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