Diseases

Mastocytosis

A rare neoplastic disorder characterized by a clonal proliferation of MAST CELLS, associated with KIT-D816 mutations, and accompanied by aberrant mast cell activation. The abnormal increase of MAST CELLS may occur in only the skin (MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS), in extracutaneous tissues involving multiple organs (MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC), or in solid tumors (MASTOCYTOMA).

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A rare neoplastic disorder characterized by a clonal proliferation of MAST CELLS, associated with KIT-D816 mutations, and accompanied by aberrant mast cell activation. The abnormal increase of MAST CELLS may occur in only the skin (MASTOCYTOSIS, CUTANEOUS), in extracutaneous tissues involving multiple organs (MASTOCYTOSIS, SYSTEMIC), or in solid tumors (MASTOCYTOMA).

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, 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, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics

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History Note

1987; use URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1975-1986

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  • Urticaria Pigmentosa (1966-1986)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Mastocytosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008415. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008415
  2. Mastocytosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastocytosis
  3. Mastocytosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112670