Stomach
Other nonneoplastic
Mucosal calcinosis
Author: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D.
Last author update: 1 August 2012
Last staff update: 6 May 2021
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PubMed Search: gastric calcinosis
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Weisenberg E. Mucosal calcinosis. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stomachcalcinosis.html. Accessed April 18th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Associated with organ transplant patients or ulcer patients taking aluminum containing antacids or sucralfate (Am J Surg Pathol 1993;17:45)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Calcium deposits resemble CMV inclusions, 40 - 250 microns, just beneath surface epithelium at foveolar tips
Microscopic (histologic) images
Contributed by Robin Pike, M.D.
Granular material in lamina propria
Positive von Kossa stain
