Diseases

Mast-Cell Leukemia

A form of systemic mastocytosis (MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC) characterized by the presence of large numbers of tissue MAST CELLS in the peripheral blood without skin lesions. It is a high-grade LEUKEMIA disease with bone marrow smear of >20% MAST CELLS, multi-organ failure and a short survival.

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A form of systemic mastocytosis (MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC) characterized by the presence of large numbers of tissue MAST CELLS in the peripheral blood without skin lesions. It is a high-grade LEUKEMIA disease with bone marrow smear of >20% MAST CELLS, multi-organ failure and a short survival.

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  • Leukemia, Mast-Cell
  • Leukemia, Mast Cell
  • Leukemias, Mast-Cell
  • Mast Cell Leukemia
  • Mast-Cell Leukemias

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

92; was LEUKEMIA, MAST CELL 1987-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Leukemia (1966-1986)
  • Mast Cells (1966-1986)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mast-Cell Leukemia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007946. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007946
  2. Mast-Cell Leukemia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mast_cell_leukemia
  3. Mast-Cell Leukemia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6784873