Decalcification, Pathologic
"Decalcification, Pathologic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The loss of calcium salts from bones and teeth. Bacteria may be responsible for this occurrence in teeth. Old age may be a factor contributing to calcium loss, as is the presence of diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis.
| Descriptor ID |
D003649
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C05.116.198.247.400 C18.452.104.247.400 C18.452.174.289
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| Concept/Terms |
Decalcification, Pathologic- Decalcification, Pathologic
- Decalcification, Pathological
- Pathological Decalcification
- Pathologic Decalcification
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Decalcification, Pathologic" by people in Profiles.
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Hasanreisoglu M, Shields JA, Mashayekhi A, Shields CL. Bilateral choroidal osteoma: visual acuity at 45-year follow-up. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2015; 9(3):239-41.
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Shields CL, Perez B, Materin MA, Mehta S, Shields JA. Optical coherence tomography of choroidal osteoma in 22 cases: evidence for photoreceptor atrophy over the decalcified portion of the tumor. Ophthalmology. 2007 Dec; 114(12):e53-8.
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Shields CL, Sun H, Demirci H, Shields JA. Factors predictive of tumor growth, tumor decalcification, choroidal neovascularization, and visual outcome in 74 eyes with choroidal osteoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 Dec; 123(12):1658-66.