Hydroxyapatite crystals in tumoral calcinosis: A case report

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 359-364

  Hatori, Masahito ^a   Oomamiuda, Kouichi ^b   Kokubun, Shoichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hydroxyapatite; Scanning electron microscopy; Tumoral calcinosis; x ray diffraction method

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCINOSIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AGED; CALCINOSIS; DURAPATITE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIUM; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030323362     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.180.359     Document Type: Article

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