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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

microcalcificazioni a stampo

English translation:

casting (micro)calcifications

Added to glossary by achisholm
Jun 15, 2009 20:23
14 yrs ago
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Italian term

microcalcificazioni a stampo

Italian to English Medical Medical (general) oncology
Breast cancer lesions:

"Nell’ambito delle microcalcificazioni, le granulari sono state le più frequentemente osservate (59%), le pulverulente (16%), le lobulari (14%), le miste (7%) e a stampo (4%)."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 casting calcifications
4 casting-type microcalcifications
3 cluster of microcalcification

Discussion

SJLD Jun 16, 2009:
micro or macro The point is - if you read the literature - that "casting(-type) calcifications" are a type of microcalcification. Of course, the translation of "microcalcificazioni" on its own is "microcalcifications". But in the literature "casting" or "casting-type" is usually followed by calcifications rather than microcalcifications. It doesn't really matter. The important word here is "casting" which I provided in my answer at 30 mins.
jacki-dart Jun 15, 2009:
micro or macro must agree with lirka - see reference
Breast calcifications ... . There are two types:
Macro-calcifications are coarse calcium deposits in the breast. Macro-calcifications are harmless. They are not linked with cancer and do not need any treatment or monitoring.

Micro-calcifications are tiny calcium deposits that show up as fine white specks on a mammogram. They are usually found in an area of the breast where cells are being replaced more quickly than normal. Micro-calcifications are not usually due to cancer. In a small number of cases, however, a group of micro‑calcifications seen in one area (a cluster), may
SJLD Jun 15, 2009:
a bug in the system I can't seem to add anything to my post. Anyway, either casting or casting-type is fine - both appeared in the refs I tried to add initially.
SJLD Jun 15, 2009:
reference http://books.google.lu/books?id=NkQLlzGA9a4C&pg=PA46&lpg=PA4... can't add this to my answer

And this is from the first ref I gave (Seymour):
In terms of morphology, the American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) classifies calcifications as either typically benign, intermediate concern, or having a higher probability of malignancy (5). Intermediate-concern calcifications are those that are amorphous or indistinct. Calcifications with a higher probability of malignancy are pleomorphic or heterogeneous (granular) or have a fine linear or fine linear and branching (casting) shape.

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casting calcifications

Resolving Breast Microcalcifications -- Seymour et al. 20 (2): 307 ...The screening mammograms showed a wide variety of breast calcifications, .... When clustered microcalcifications have a casting (linear and branching) or ...
radiographics.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/full/20/2/307 - Similar
by H Seymour - 2000 - Related articles
Breast calcification: a diagnostic manual - Google Books Resultby Andy Evans, Ian Ellis, Sarah Pinder, Robin Wilson - 2002 - Medical - 195 pages
In a retrospective study of 343 patients with breast cancers <15 mm, casting-type calcifications appeared to select a group of women with a poor prognosis. ...
books.google.lu/books?isbn=1841101117...
Film-screen mammography: an atlas of instructional cases - Google Books Resultby Lawrence W. Bassett, Reza Jahanshahi, Richard ... - 1991 - Medical - 312 pages
Casting calcifications are said to be Figure 7.3 Close-up of right breast calcifications. Figure 7.4 Close-up of left breast calcifications. ...
books.google.lu/books?isbn=1853170208...

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Breast calcification: a diagnostic manual - Google Books Resultby Andy Evans, Ian Ellis, Sarah Pinder, Robin Wilson - 2002 - Medical - 195 pages
In a retrospective study of 343 patients with breast cancers <15 mm, casting-type calcifications appeared to select a group of women with a poor prognosis. ...
books.google.lu/books?isbn=1841101117...
Film-screen mammography: an atlas of instructional cases - Google Books Resultby Lawrence W. Bassett, Reza Jahanshahi, Richard ... - 1991 - Medical - 312 pages
Casting calcifications are said to be Figure 7.3 Close-up of right breast calcifications. Figure 7.4 Close-up of left breast calcifications. ...
books.google.lu/books?isbn=1853170208...

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http://books.google.lu/books?id=NkQLlzGA9a4C&pg=PA46&lpg=PA4...

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http://books.google.lu/books?id=NkQLlzGA9a4C&pg=PA46&lpg=PA4...

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Trying to add a note - won't work

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http://books.google.lu/books?id=NkQLlzGA9a4C&pg=PA46&lpg=PA4...

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Google for casting or casting-type calcifications - the latter is much more frequent than casting-type microcalcifications. It is not necessary to specify "micro".
Peer comment(s):
neutral Lirka : microcalcifications, and I would fine-tune it to "casting-type' since there are many different types listed...
43 mins
have a look at the BI-RADS classification - no distinction between calcification and microcalcification http://www.radiologyassistant.nl/en/4349108442109
agree Panagiotis Andrias (X) : Il punto cruciale é tradurre "a stampo". É questo che conta...
9 hrs
ciao Andrias - grazie :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks."
21 mins

cluster of microcalcification

found some references on the internet, but I am not an expert
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50 mins

casting-type microcalcifications

Peer comment(s):
neutral SJLD : does this differ drastically from my answer?/I usually "fine-tune" in a peer comment. Microcalcifications ARE calcifications, period.
14 mins
Well...microcalcifications are not the same as calcifications, and the point is in fine-tuning, isn't it? Yet, noone doubts your knowledge :)
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