Oblique radiograph of the right hand demonstrating soft tissue calcification, characteristic of dialysis related metastatic calcification.
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Metastatic calcification can occur widely throughout the body but principally affects the interstitial tissues of the vasculature, kidneys, lungs, and gastric mucosa.
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These differences in pathology also mean that metastatic calcification is often found in many tissues throughout a person or animal, whereas dystrophic calcification is localized.