Genetic features of indolent and advanced forms of systemic mastocytosis
Background. Mastocytosis is a group of diseases characterized by tumor proliferation of mast cells and their accumulation in organs and tissues, including skin, hematopoietic organs (bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes), and the gastrointestinal tract ...
D. I. Shikhbabaeva +8 more
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An Adult Patient with Systemic Mastocytosis and B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Mastocytosis is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by clonal expansion of abnormal mast cells, ranging from the cutaneous forms of the disease to mast cell leukemia.
Theodoros Iliakis +13 more
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Mast cell leukemia is a rare and aggressive form of mastocytosis characterized by >20% mast cells found in the bone marrow aspirates of patients with signs of systemic mastocytosis-related organ damage.
James Bauer, MD, PhD +2 more
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Portal hypertension in systemic mastocytosis
We report the case of a 66-year-old male patient with portal hypertension related to systemic mastocytosis. The liver was enlarged; microscopic examination showed portal mast cell infiltration and fibrosis. Portal hypertension was evidenced by splenomegaly, esophageal varices, and increased wedged-free hepatic venous pressure gradient.
Dominique Chivrac +5 more
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Mastocytosis: One Word for Different Diseases
Mastocytosis is a neoplastic disease originating from tissue infiltration by transformed mast cells. The diagnosis requires a high grade of suspicion due to the large variety of presenting symptoms. The World Health Organization classification recognizes
Marianna Criscuolo +3 more
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Indolent systemic mastocytosis limited to the bone: a case report and review of the literature
CONTEXT Systemic mastocytosis is defined as a clonal disorder of mast cells and their precursor cells and is currently classified as a myeloproliferative neoplasm.
Pedro Pinto-Lopes +4 more
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Pink verrucous plaque in a man with systemic mastocytosis [PDF]
Porokeratosis ptychotropica is a rare and commonly misdiagnosed subtype of porokeratosis involving the body folds. We present a 53-year-old man with systemic mastocytosis who presented with a pruritic, verrucous plaque in the gluteal fold that showed ...
Fung, Maxwell A +4 more
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Erhöhte basale Serumtryptasekonzentration oder Mastozytose als Risikofaktor der Hymenopterengiftallergie Leitlinie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allergologie und Klinische Immunologie (DGAKI) (AWMF-Leitlinie 061/018) [PDF]
Hymenopterengift-allergische Patienten mit Mastzellerkrankung, das heißt Mastozytose und/oder erhöhtem basalen Serumtryptasespiegel, haben ein hohes Risiko schwerer, lebensbedrohender Stichreaktionen.
Jarisch, Reinhart +3 more
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Cutaneous mastocytosis: Two pediatric cases treated with topical pimecrolimus. [PDF]
Cutaneous mastocytosis is characterized by increased numbers of skin mast cells that release mediators causing pruritus, urticaria, and flushing. Most pediatric mastocytosis patients exhibit the pattern of urticaria pigmentosa, which typically appears ...
Azevedo, R +4 more
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Systemic mastocytosis presenting as profound cardiovascular collapse during anaesthesia [PDF]
S. T. A. Vaughan, Gabriel Jones
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