Staging helps describe where a cancer is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting the other parts of the body. Doctors often use tests to determine a cancerâs stage. Staging may not be complete until all of the tests are finished.
Chondrocalcinosis, on the other hand, refers to the radiographic evidence of calcification in hyaline and/or fibrocartilage. Osteoarthritis (OA) with CPPD reflects a situation where osteoarthritis features are the most apparent.Pyrophosphate arthropathy is a term that can refer to several of these situations.hondrocalcinosis, on the other hand, refers to the radiographic evidence of calcification in hyaline and/or fibrocartilage. Osteoarthritis (OA) with CPPD reflects a situation where osteoarthritis features are the most apparent. Pyrophosphate arthropathy is a term that can refer to several of these situations.
Definition: CPPD (calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease) is a type of arthritis caused by deposits of calcium phosphate crystals in the joints. CPPD is known by other names including: 1  pseudogout (still commonly used) 2  calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease.  chondrocalcinosis (calcium deposits in joint spaces)