Milk of calcium (disambiguation)
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Radswiki T, Alhusseiny K, Förster P, et al. Milk of calcium (disambiguation). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 30 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-15149
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- Milk of calcium (MOC) - general
The term milk of calcium (MOC) is given to dependent, sedimented calcification within a cystic structure or hollow organ. This sort of colloidal calcium suspension layering can occur in various regions:
renal: milk of calcium in renal cyst (most common)
ureter: milk of calcium in the ureter 7
breast: milk of calcium in breast cyst
gallbladder: milk of calcium bile 2
mesentery: mesenteric cyst (rare) 5
testis: tunica albuginea cyst (rare) 6
chest: bronchogenic cyst
References
- 1. Cardeñosa G. Clinical breast imaging, a patient focused teaching file. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2006) ISBN:0781762677. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Naryshkin S, Trotman BW, Raffensperger EC. Milk of calcium bile. Evidence that gallbladder stasis is a key factor. Dig. Dis. Sci. 1987;32 (9): 1051-5. - Pubmed citation
- 3. Ulusan S, Koc Z. Milk of calcium collection in the differential diagnosis of giant renal calculus. Br J Radiol. 2008;81 (962): e35-6. doi:10.1259/bjr/26082288 - Pubmed citation
- 4. Homer MJ, Cooper AG, Pile-spellman ER. Milk of calcium in breast microcysts: manifestation as a solitary focal disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1988;150 (4): 789-90. AJR Am J Roentgenol (citation) - Pubmed citation
- 5. Baird D, Radvany MG, Shanley DJ et-al. Mesenteric cyst with milk of calcium. Abdom Imaging. 1994;19 (4): 347-8. Pubmed citation
- 6. Gittleman AM, Perlmutter S, Hutchinson A et-al. Milk of calcium in a tunica albuginea cyst. J Ultrasound Med. 2002;21 (6): 673-6. J Ultrasound Med (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 7. MacMillan BG, Fritzhand MD, Spitz HB. Milk of calcium in the ureter. Radiology. 1978 May;127(2):376. doi: 10.1148/127.2.376. PMID: 644061.
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