10 Calcifications: Milk of Calcium A 50-year-old woman presents with right breast calcifications on her baseline mammogram. • Normal exam Calcifications (Fig. 10.1) • Type: milk of calcium • Distribution: grouped/clustered Fig. 10.1 A cluster of calcifications is present in the right inner inferior quadrant (circle). On both the right MLO magnification view (A) and the right CC magnification view (B), the calcifications are predominantly round or oval. (C) In the right ML magnification view, the calcifications produce a linear layer consistent with milk of calcium. (A) Right MLO magnification mammogram. (B) Right CC magnification mammogram. (C) Right ML magnification mammogram. Frequency • 10 MHz (Fig. 10.2) Fig. 10.2
Case 10.1: Milk of Calcium
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