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**Purple globs (with concentric rings) on H&E = calcium phosphate. | **Purple globs (with concentric rings) on H&E = calcium phosphate. | ||
***Q. How to remember? A. '''P'''urple = '''P'''hosphate. | ***Q. How to remember? A. '''P'''urple = '''P'''hosphate. | ||
**Calcium oxalate visible with (light) polarization - not | **Calcium oxalate visible with (light) [[polarization]] - not associated with [[breast cancer|malignancy]]. | ||
**Often in the lumen of a gland, may be in the stroma. | **Often in the lumen of a gland, may be in the stroma. | ||
**Calcific material typically has a well-demarcated border +/- "sharp corners". | **Calcific material typically has a well-demarcated border +/- "sharp corners". | ||