Concept information
Preferred term
Mastocytosis
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Note
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics
Scope note
- 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).
History note
- 1987; use URTICARIA PIGMENTOSA 1975-1986
In other languages
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Finnish
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mastocytosis
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urticaria pigmentosa
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008415
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